000 FZNT24 KNHC 241450 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1050 AM EDT THU MAR 24 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. GMZ001-250300- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1050 AM EDT THU MAR 24 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT OVER THE FAR NW WATERS WILL REACH FROM MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT...STALL FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE E BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI...THEN DRIFT NW ON FRI NIGHT AND SAT. STRONG TO NEAR GALE NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST OF MEXICO BEHIND THE FRONT THIS AFTERNOON. A WEAKER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE E INTO THE NW GULF ON SUN AND STALL ACROSS THE SE WATERS ON MON NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-250300- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1050 AM EDT THU MAR 24 2016 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG E OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-250300- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1050 AM EDT THU MAR 24 2016 .TODAY...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-250300- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1050 AM EDT THU MAR 24 2016 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING... BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-250300- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1050 AM EDT THU MAR 24 2016 .TODAY...W OF 96W...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-250300- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1050 AM EDT THU MAR 24 2016 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-250300- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1050 AM EDT THU MAR 24 2016 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-250300- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1050 AM EDT THU MAR 24 2016 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-250300- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1050 AM EDT THU MAR 24 2016 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BECOMING 3 FT LATE. $$ FORECASTER NELSON