000 FZNT24 KNHC 200823 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 423 AM EDT MON MAR 20 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. GMZ001-202030- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 423 AM EDT MON MAR 20 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A THERMAL TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING THE AFTERNOONS...MOVE W ACROSS THE BAY OF CAMPECHE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND DISSIPATE DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS EACH DAY. A WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL DISSIPATE ACROSS THE SE GULF TODAY. A SURFACE HIGH OVER THE N CENTRAL WATERS WILL SHIFT E TO OVER THE NE GULF THIS AFTERNOON WHERE IT WILL MEANDER THROUGH TUE BEFORE RETURNING TO THE N CENTRAL WATERS ON WED. THE HIGH WILL SHIFT NE OF THE AREA ON THU WITH THE PRESSURE GRADIENT STRENGTHENING AND EASTERLY WINDS INCREASING ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF LATE THIS WEEK. $$ GMZ011-202030- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 423 AM EDT MON MAR 20 2017 .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ013-202030- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 423 AM EDT MON MAR 20 2017 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ015-202030- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 423 AM EDT MON MAR 20 2017 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ017-202030- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 423 AM EDT MON MAR 20 2017 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ019-202030- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 423 AM EDT MON MAR 20 2017 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ021-202030- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 423 AM EDT MON MAR 20 2017 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ023-202030- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 423 AM EDT MON MAR 20 2017 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ025-202030- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 423 AM EDT MON MAR 20 2017 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON