000 FZNT24 KNHC 032102 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 402 PM EST FRI MAR 3 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. GMZ001-040915- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 402 PM EST FRI MAR 3 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT WILL MEANDER ACROSS THE FAR SW GULF WATERS THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE NW FLOW S OF THE FRONT TONIGHT. FRESH TO STRONG E FLOW EXPECTED ELSEWHERE TONIGHT. FRESH TO STRONG SE RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER THE NW GULF EARLY SAT...WITH THESE CONDITIONS SPREADING E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF ON MON WITH NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA ON SUN. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF ON TUE AND REACH THE CENTRAL GULF ON WED. $$ GMZ011-040915- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 402 PM EST FRI MAR 3 2017 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ GMZ013-040915- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 402 PM EST FRI MAR 3 2017 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .MON...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ015-040915- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 402 PM EST FRI MAR 3 2017 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-040915- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 402 PM EST FRI MAR 3 2017 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 96W...AND SE 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .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 NE TO 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 TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ019-040915- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 402 PM EST FRI MAR 3 2017 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-040915- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 402 PM EST FRI MAR 3 2017 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-040915- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 402 PM EST FRI MAR 3 2017 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SW OF THE STATIONARY FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-040915- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 402 PM EST FRI MAR 3 2017 .TONIGHT...NE TO E 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...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .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. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON