000 FZNT24 KNHC 090854 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST WED MAR 09 2011 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. GMZ089-091530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST WED MAR 09 2011 .SYNOPSIS....HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDING ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD OF U.S. ACROSS NORTHERN GULF WATERS WILL MOVE E AS COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATER THIS MORNING AND EXTEND FROM MOBILE BAY TO 20N96W THIS EVENING AND FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA THU THEN SE OF AREA FRI MORNING. HIGH PRES BUILD OVER THE NE GULF OVER THE WEEKEND. $$ GMZ080-091530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST WED MAR 09 2011 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT IMMEDIATELY BEHIND FRONT THEN N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 FT N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT N OF 28N LATE. .FRI AND SAT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-091530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST WED MAR 09 2011 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT AND N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 22N. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 22N E OF 93W SUN. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-091530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST WED MAR 09 2011 .TODAY...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING SW 15 TO 20 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SW JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT N OF 26N LATE. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...N OF 25N E TO SE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-091530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST WED MAR 09 2011 .TODAY...SE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT N OF 26N LATE. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS