000 FZNT24 KNHC 090859 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 359 AM EST THU MAR 9 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. GMZ001-092100- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 359 AM EST THU MAR 9 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM N FLORIDA TO S TEXAS WILL BECOMING DIFFUSE TODAY. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NE GULF FRI NIGHT. A THIRD AND STRONGER FRONT MAY ENTER THE NW GULF SUN. A TROUGH WILL DEVELOP EACH AFTERNOON OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AND MOVE W ACROSS THE SW GULF LATE EACH NIGHT INTO EARLY MORNING ACCOMPANIED BY A FRESH TO STRONG NE TO E WIND SHIFT THROUGH FRI EVENING. $$ GMZ011-092100- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 359 AM EST THU MAR 9 2017 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ013-092100- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 359 AM EST THU MAR 9 2017 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-092100- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 359 AM EST THU MAR 9 2017 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND E 5 TO 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND NE LESS THAN 5 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-092100- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 359 AM EST THU MAR 9 2017 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ019-092100- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 359 AM EST THU MAR 9 2017 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ021-092100- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 359 AM EST THU MAR 9 2017 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 FT LATE. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ023-092100- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 359 AM EST THU MAR 9 2017 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-092100- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 359 AM EST THU MAR 9 2017 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY