000 FZNT24 KNHC 100853 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST THU MAR 10 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. GMZ089-101530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST THU MAR 10 2011 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL EXTEND FROM TAMPA BAY TO YUCATAN PENINSULA THIS AFTERNOON AND E OF THE AREA TONIGHT...BRINGING GALE FORCE WINDS TO SW PORTIONS S OF EARLY THIS MORNING THROUGH DECREASING LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS AND SEAS WILL SUBSIDE LATE TONIGHT INTO FRI AS HIGH PRES SINKS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF. FRESH RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE WESTERN GULF THIS WEEKEND AS THE HIGH PRES SHIFTS E ACROSS N FLORIDA. $$ GMZ080-101530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST THU MAR 10 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 FT THU NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 95W AND 2 TO 4 FT E OF 95W. $$ GMZ082-101530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST THU MAR 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING S OF 21N W OF 94W... .TODAY...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS INCREASING 30 TO 35 KT THEN DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 21N W OF 94W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 22N. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL E OF 95W AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 95W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-101530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST THU MAR 10 2011 .TODAY...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N AND 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 27N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 25N AND 7 TO 10 FT IN SWELL S OF 25N. .SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-101530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST THU MAR 10 2011 .TODAY...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT FRI NIGHT. .SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS