000 FZNT24 KNHC 060226 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 926 PM EST SUN MAR 5 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. GMZ001-061430- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 926 PM EST SUN MAR 5 2017 .SYNOPSIS...MINIMAL GALE CONDITIONS ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL END BY MIDNIGHT. FRESH TO STRONG E TO SE RETURN FLOW FORECAST ELSEWHERE THROUGH MON...THEN THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL RELAX ON MON NIGHT. A THERMAL TROUGH WILL DEVELOP EACH AFTERNOON OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AND MOVE W ACROSS THE SW GULF LATE EACH NIGHT INTO EARLY EACH MORNING ACCOMPANIED BY A FRESH TO STRONG NE TO E WIND SHIFT. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF ON TUE EVENING...REACH THE CENTRAL GULF ON WED...STALL ALONG 23N ON THU WITH THE REMNANTS DRIFTING N ON FRI. $$ GMZ011-061430- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 926 PM EST SUN MAR 5 2017 .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-061430- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 926 PM EST SUN MAR 5 2017 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N 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 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-061430- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 926 PM EST SUN MAR 5 2017 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-061430- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 926 PM EST SUN MAR 5 2017 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-061430- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 926 PM EST SUN MAR 5 2017 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-061430- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 926 PM EST SUN MAR 5 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA EARLY. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N 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 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-061430- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 926 PM EST SUN MAR 5 2017 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-061430- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 926 PM EST SUN MAR 5 2017 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE... E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON