000 FZNT24 KNHC 270855 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 455 AM EDT SUN MAR 27 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. GMZ001-272100- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 455 AM EDT SUN MAR 27 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE TROUGH REMNANTS OF A FORMER DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT AND ACCOMPANIED BY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY DRIFT E AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS AND LOUISIANA COAST EARLY MONDAY MORNING. BY LATE MONDAY NIGHT THE COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA TO 26N86W WHERE IT WILL TRANSITION TO A STATIONARY FRONT WITH TAIL REACHING THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE. THE STATIONARY FRONT WILL GRADUALLY LIFT NW AND EXTEND OFF THE NORTHERN GULF COASTLINE BY LATE NIGHT TUE...THEN WILL DRIFTS INLAND TO THE N-NE AS A WARM FRONT THAT WILL DISSIPATE LATE WED MORNING. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL STRENGTHEN BETWEEN RIDGING NE OF THE AREA AND TROUGHING OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WED THROUGH THU AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS LATE THU. $$ GMZ011-272100- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 455 AM EDT SUN MAR 27 2016 .TODAY...S WINDS 5 KT...SHIFTING TO W LESS THAN 5 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-272100- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 455 AM EDT SUN MAR 27 2016 .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...W TO NW 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...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-272100- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 455 AM EDT SUN MAR 27 2016 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE MORNING... BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-272100- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 455 AM EDT SUN MAR 27 2016 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...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 10 TO 15 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...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-272100- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 455 AM EDT SUN MAR 27 2016 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-272100- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 455 AM EDT SUN MAR 27 2016 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO 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 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 FT LATE. .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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-272100- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 455 AM EDT SUN MAR 27 2016 .TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 FT LATE. .MON...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING... BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-272100- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 455 AM EDT SUN MAR 27 2016 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 FT LATE. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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 WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER RAMOS