000 FZNT24 KNHC 270216 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1016 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. GMZ001-271430- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1016 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 STATIONARY FRONT TO ITS W DISSIPATES. 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. $$ GMZ011-271430- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1016 PM EDT SAT MAR 26 2016 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-271430- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1016 PM EDT SAT MAR 26 2016 .OVERNIGHT...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 10 TO 15 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...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-271430- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1016 PM EDT SAT MAR 26 2016 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE MORNING... BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO NE LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-271430- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1016 PM EDT SAT MAR 26 2016 .OVERNIGHT...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 TO 4 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...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-271430- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1016 PM EDT SAT MAR 26 2016 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-271430- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1016 PM EDT SAT MAR 26 2016 .OVERNIGHT...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 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-271430- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1016 PM EDT SAT MAR 26 2016 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-271430- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1016 PM EDT SAT MAR 26 2016 .OVERNIGHT...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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER