000 FZNT24 KNHC 292115 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 515 PM EDT TUE MAR 29 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. GMZ001-300915- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 515 PM EDT TUE MAR 29 2016 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE ACROSS EASTERN GULF WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE STRONG TSTORMS AS IT MOVES E ACROSS FLORIDA PENINSULA AND EXITS THE AREA TONIGHT. HIGH PRES ACROSS THE MID ATLC STATES EXTENDS SW INTO THE NE GULF LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL BUILD ACROSS THE BASIN TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT TO PRODUCE MODERATE TO STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY RETURN FLOW. THE NEXT COLD FRONT SHOULD REACH THE NW GULF EARLY ON FRI FOLLOWED BY STRONG N TO NE WINDS. BY LATE FRI...THE FRONT WILL QUICKLY WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM NEAR THE WESTERN FL PANHANDLE TO THE CENTRAL GULF WHERE IT WILL BECOME STATIONARY. HIGH PRES BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BE REINFORCED BY STRONGER HIGH PRES FRI NIGHT AND SAT ALLOWING FOR MODERATE TO STRONG N TO NE WINDS TO AFFECT THE NW GULF...AND MOST OF THE N CENTRAL GULF PORTIONS. $$ GMZ011-300915- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 515 PM EDT TUE MAR 29 2016 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-300915- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 515 PM EDT TUE MAR 29 2016 .TONIGHT...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 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-300915- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 515 PM EDT TUE MAR 29 2016 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. NUMEROUS TSTMS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-300915- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 515 PM EDT TUE MAR 29 2016 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-300915- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 515 PM EDT TUE MAR 29 2016 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-300915- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 515 PM EDT TUE MAR 29 2016 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR NUMEROUS TSTMS. .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 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...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-300915- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 515 PM EDT TUE MAR 29 2016 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-300915- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 515 PM EDT TUE MAR 29 2016 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING