000 FZNT24 KNHC 192044 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 444 PM EDT SAT MAR 19 2016 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. GMZ001-200845- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 444 PM EDT SAT MAR 19 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING SW FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO VERACRUZ MEXICO WILL MOVE SE OF THE AREA ON SUN EVENING. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE NW OF THE FRONT WILL SUPPORT GALE FORCE WINDS ALONG THE MEXICAN COAST FROM 22N TO 25N INTO THIS EVENING WITH THE GALE CONDITIONS THEN SHIFTING SE INTO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO SUN EVENING. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS THE NW GULF ON MON...AND SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF ON TUE NIGHT. THE SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE TO STRONG OVER THE NW GULF ON WED AHEAD OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT PUSHING OFF THE TEXAS COAST ON THU AFTERNOON AND REACHING THE CENTRAL GULF WATERS LATE THU NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-200845- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 444 PM EDT SAT MAR 19 2016 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ013-200845- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 444 PM EDT SAT MAR 19 2016 .TONIGHT...W OF 90W...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-200845- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 444 PM EDT SAT MAR 19 2016 .TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND NW 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...S OF 27N...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-200845- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 444 PM EDT SAT MAR 19 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT S OF 23N W OF 96W EARLY AND N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-200845- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 444 PM EDT SAT MAR 19 2016 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-200845- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 444 PM EDT SAT MAR 19 2016 .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-200845- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 444 PM EDT SAT MAR 19 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N OF 20N W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT S OF 20N W OF 95W EARLY. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-200845- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 444 PM EDT SAT MAR 19 2016 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON