000 FZNT24 KNHC 010208 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1008 PM EDT FRI MAR 31 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. GMZ001-011415- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1008 PM EDT FRI MAR 31 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE TAMPA BAY AREA TO NEAR 22N93W WILL STALL ACROSS THE SOUTH CENTRAL GULF OVERNIGHT WHILE E PORTION OF FRONT CONTINUES SE...REACHING FROM SW FLORIDA ALONG 26N TO 23.5N92W SAT MORNING THEN STALL. SCATTERED TSTMS WILL CONTINUE ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT ACROSS THE SW GULF TONIGHT. FRONT TO THEN DRIFT N AND DISSIPATE THROUGH SUN. FRESH TO STRONG RETURN FLOW WILL THEN DOMINATE THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH SUN NIGHT AND THE EASTERN BASIN THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST SUN NIGHT REACHING FROM NEAR W CENTRAL FLORIDA TO N OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA MON NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-011415- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1008 PM EDT FRI MAR 31 2017 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. $$ GMZ013-011415- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1008 PM EDT FRI MAR 31 2017 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF 90W... AND E 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT W OF 90W...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT W OF 90W...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-011415- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1008 PM EDT FRI MAR 31 2017 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-011415- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1008 PM EDT FRI MAR 31 2017 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...W OF 96W...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-011415- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1008 PM EDT FRI MAR 31 2017 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-011415- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1008 PM EDT FRI MAR 31 2017 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS...THEN...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-011415- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1008 PM EDT FRI MAR 31 2017 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-011415- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1008 PM EDT FRI MAR 31 2017 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE... SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING