000 FZNT24 KNHC 281453 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1053 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. GMZ001-290300- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1053 AM EDT MON MAR 28 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE BIG BEND REGION OF FLORIDA SOUTHWESTWARD TO NEAR 26N90W THIS MORNING...WHILE A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM SE LOUISIANA TO UPPER MEXICAN COAST NEAR 24N98W. THE TWO BOUNDARIES WILL MOVE SLOWLY SE ACROSS CENTRAL AND E PORTIONS AND GRADUALLY MERGE BY LATE TUE...WITH THE MERGED FRONT EXTENDING ENE-WSW ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF. FRESH TO STRONG SE TO S RETURN FLOW WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE GULF TUE THROUGH THU. A NEW COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE NW GULF ON FRI. $$ GMZ011-290300- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1053 AM EDT MON MAR 28 2016 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ013-290300- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1053 AM EDT MON MAR 28 2016 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. EXCEPT SE OF STATIONARY FRONT WINDS VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .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. $$ GMZ015-290300- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1053 AM EDT MON MAR 28 2016 .TODAY...N OF FRONT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. S OF FRONT...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-290300- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1053 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-290300- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1053 AM EDT MON MAR 28 2016 .TODAY...NW HALF...NE WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SE HALF...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-290300- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1053 AM EDT MON MAR 28 2016 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING 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. $$ GMZ023-290300- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1053 AM EDT MON MAR 28 2016 .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-290300- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1053 AM EDT MON MAR 28 2016 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .TUE...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 3 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .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 STRIPLING