000 FZNT24 KNHC 012059 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 459 PM EDT FRI APR 1 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. GMZ001-020900- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 459 PM EDT FRI APR 1 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM NEAR MOBILE BAY TO UPPER MEXICAN COAST NEAR 23.5N98W WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY SAT...AND PASS E THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS ON SUN AFTERNOON. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL BRIEFLY DEVELOP ACROSS THE FAR W WATERS ALONG THE COAST OF MEXICO LATE TONIGHT AND ACROSS SW COASTAL PORTIONS EARLY SAT THROUGH EARLY SAT EVENING. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NW WATERS ON SUN EVENING AND SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF BY LATE TUE NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-020900- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 459 PM EDT FRI APR 1 2016 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ013-020900- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 459 PM EDT FRI APR 1 2016 .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N 25 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT W OF 90W...AND 5 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT W OF 90W...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W LATE. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ015-020900- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 459 PM EDT FRI APR 1 2016 .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT NW PORTIONS LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E OF FRONT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-020900- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 459 PM EDT FRI APR 1 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST LATE. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT...AND 10 TO 11 FT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST LATE. E OF FRONT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 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 TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ019-020900- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 459 PM EDT FRI APR 1 2016 .TONIGHT...E OF FRONT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT W OF FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 24N...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-020900- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 459 PM EDT FRI APR 1 2016 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... SHIFTING TO N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-020900- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 459 PM EDT FRI APR 1 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST LATE. S OF 21N W OF 95W...SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS...THEN...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT EARLY GRADUALLY DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-020900- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 459 PM EDT FRI APR 1 2016 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT. ELSEWHERE...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 5 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING