000 FZNT24 KNHC 030248 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 948 PM EST THU MAR 2 2017 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. GMZ001-031500- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 948 PM EST THU MAR 2 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING W FROM SW FLORIDA TO VERACRUZ MEXICO WILL MOVE SE OF THE GULF WATERS EARLY FRI. STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE NORTHERLY FLOW WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT...WITH MINIMAL GALE CONDITIONS ALONG THE COAST OF MEXICO S OF 21N W OF 95W TONIGHT. FRESH TO STRONG SE RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER THE NW GULF ON FRI NIGHT...WITH THESE CONDITIONS SPREADING E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF ON MON WITH NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF ON TUE. $$ GMZ011-031500- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 948 PM EST THU MAR 2 2017 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-031500- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 948 PM EST THU MAR 2 2017 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. $$ GMZ015-031500- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 948 PM EST THU MAR 2 2017 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-031500- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 948 PM EST THU MAR 2 2017 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-031500- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 948 PM EST THU MAR 2 2017 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-031500- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 948 PM EST THU MAR 2 2017 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BECOMING 3 TO 4 FT LATE. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-031500- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 948 PM EST THU MAR 2 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND N 15 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT EARLY...AND NE 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-031500- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 948 PM EST THU MAR 2 2017 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON