000 FZNT24 KNHC 311452 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT THU MAR 31 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. GMZ089-312130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT THU MAR 31 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL DRIFT SE AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE ACROSS THE FLORIDA STRAITS AND THE YUCATAN PASSAGE THROUGH FRI NIGHT. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL CLIP THE FAR NE GULF TONIGHT AND FRI. A HIGH PRES CENTER WILL SHIFT E FROM THE NW GULF WATERS TONIGHT TO OVER N FLORIDA SUN WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING TO N TEXAS THROUGH MON. $$ GMZ080-312130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT THU MAR 31 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT..VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-312130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT THU MAR 31 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT ALONG YUCATAN COAST DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ084-312130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT THU MAR 31 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PART. .FRI...N OF 28N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN SUBSIDING NW SWELL. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO SE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ086-312130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT THU MAR 31 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PART. .FRI...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SUBSIDING NW SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON