000 FZNT24 KNHC 262019 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 419 PM EDT SAT MAR 26 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. GMZ001-270830- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 419 PM EDT SAT MAR 26 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE TROUGH ACCOMPANIED BY NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE NE GULF IS EXPECTED TO LIFT N OF THE AREA TONIGHT AS THE WARM FRONT TO ITS W OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF ALSO LIFTS N. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST SUN AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH MON NIGHT WHILE WEAKENING. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL STRENGTHEN BETWEEN RIDGING NE OF THE AREA AND TROUGHING OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS LATE THU. $$ GMZ011-270830- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 419 PM EDT SAT MAR 26 2016 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-270830- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 419 PM EDT SAT MAR 26 2016 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .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. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE 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...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. $$ GMZ015-270830- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 419 PM EDT SAT MAR 26 2016 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 85W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT HIGHER IN FREQUENT SQUALLS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO NE LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-270830- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 419 PM EDT SAT MAR 26 2016 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-270830- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 419 PM EDT SAT MAR 26 2016 .TONIGHT...S OF 24N...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-270830- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 419 PM EDT SAT MAR 26 2016 .TONIGHT...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 WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-270830- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 419 PM EDT SAT MAR 26 2016 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-270830- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 419 PM EDT SAT MAR 26 2016 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER