000 FZNT24 KNHC 280835 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 435 AM EDT MON MAR 28 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. GMZ001-282045- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 435 AM EDT MON MAR 28 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE BIG BEND REGION OF FLORIDA SOUTHWESTWARD TO 29N86W EARLY THIS MORNING. ANOTHER STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST SOUTHWESTWARD TO NEAR THE TEXAS-MEXICO BORDER. THE TWO STATIONARY FRONTAL BOUNDARIES SHOULD LIKELY MERGE IN ABOUT A DAY WITH THE FRONT EXTENDING ENE-WSW ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WITH LITTLE WIND ON EITHER SIDE OF THE FRONT. TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY FRESH TO STRONG BREEZE SE TO S RETURN FLOW WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE GULF. A NEW COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE NW GULF ON FRIDAY. $$ GMZ011-282045- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 435 AM EDT MON MAR 28 2016 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ013-282045- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 435 AM EDT MON MAR 28 2016 .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 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...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-282045- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 435 AM EDT MON MAR 28 2016 .TODAY...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE MORNING... BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-282045- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 435 AM EDT MON MAR 28 2016 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 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...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-282045- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 435 AM EDT MON MAR 28 2016 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S OF 24N...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-282045- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 435 AM EDT MON MAR 28 2016 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-282045- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 435 AM EDT MON MAR 28 2016 .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-282045- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 435 AM EDT MON MAR 28 2016 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 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 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ FORECASTER LANDSEA