000 FZNT24 KNHC 200219 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1019 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. GMZ001-201430- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1019 PM EDT SAT MAR 19 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING SW FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL MOVE SE OF THE GULF ON SUN EVENING. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE NW OF THE FRONT WILL SUPPORT GALE FORCE WINDS ALONG THE MEXICAN COAST FROM 21N TO 23N EARLY TONIGHT 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. $$ GMZ011-201430- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1019 PM EDT SAT MAR 19 2016 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ013-201430- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1019 PM EDT SAT MAR 19 2016 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT W OF 90W...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT W OF 90W...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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. $$ GMZ015-201430- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1019 PM EDT SAT MAR 19 2016 .OVERNIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N... AND NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...S OF 27N...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-201430- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1019 PM EDT SAT MAR 19 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT S OF 23N W OF 96W EARLY AND N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-201430- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1019 PM EDT SAT MAR 19 2016 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-201430- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1019 PM EDT SAT MAR 19 2016 .OVERNIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. STRAITS OF FLORIDA... SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 8 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-201430- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1019 PM EDT SAT MAR 19 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...N OF 20N W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT S OF 20N W OF 95W EARLY. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-201430- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1019 PM EDT SAT MAR 19 2016 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 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 WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON