000
FZNT24 KNHC 301510
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT WED MAR 30 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. 

GMZ089-302130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT WED MAR 30 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM MORGAN CITY LOUISIANA TO 
BROWNSVILLE TEXAS WILL WEAKENED AS IT MOVES SE...REACHING FROM 
THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 22N95W BY THU MORNING...BEFORE BECOME 
DIFFUSE OVER THE SE GULF BY FRI MORNING. HIGH PRES MOVES W TO E 
ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF LATE FRI INTO SAT. SOUTHERLY FLOW 
INCREASES OVER THE WESTERN GULF SUN INTO MON AS LOW PRES 
DEVELOPS OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS.

$$
GMZ080-302130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT WED MAR 30 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 
6 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E AT 10 
KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT THU NIGHT.
.FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE SAT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

$$
GMZ082-302130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 AM CDT WED MAR 30 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT ALONG 
YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE ALONG YUCATAN COAST LATE 
SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

$$
GMZ084-302130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
1030 AM CDT WED MAR 30 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 KT SHIFTING NW 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SE OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 
26N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING 
TO 2 FT LATE. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING SE LATE. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT S OF 24N LATE.  SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N 
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

$$
GMZ086-302130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT WED MAR 30 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 
20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT TONIGHT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW AT 20 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 25N.
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 
FT LATE.
.SAT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N SE 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

$$
FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN