000 FZNT24 KNHC 100258 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST FRI MAR 09 2012 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. GMZ089-100930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST FRI MAR 09 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 27N95W TO 21N97W WILL MOVE BACK INLAND AS A WARM FRONT SAT. OTHERWISE ATLC HIGH PRES WILL CONTINUE TO RIDGE INTO THE AREA FROM THE NE TO THE SW GULF THROUGH TUE. $$ GMZ080-100930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST FRI MAR 09 2012 .TONIGHT...S OF 27 W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SUN THROUGH WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-100930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST FRI MAR 09 2012 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT LATE...THEN SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT SAT NIGHT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 95W. .SUN THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N. $$ GMZ084-100930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST FRI MAR 09 2012 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE SAT NIGHT THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 26N. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SAT NIGHT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT N OF 26N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-100930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST FRI MAR 09 2012 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 26N SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT SAT NIGHT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT N OF 26N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N. $$ EFFECTIVE APRIL 03 2012 AT 1800 UTC THE OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST ZONES CHANGE FOR THE CARIBBEAN AND SW N ATLANTIC AND THE GULF OF MEXICO. FOR DETAILS SEE WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/EXPERIMENTAL/OFFSHORES/ EFFECTIVE APRIL 03 2012 NEW RADIOFAX SCHEDULE FOR NEW ORLEANS CHARTS AND TEXT PRODUCTS. ON AIR SCHEDULE LISTING OF THE NEW SCHEDULE BEGINS ON OR ABOUT MAR 28 2012. FORECAST COVERAGE FOR NEW ORLEANS...MIAMI AND SAN JUAN NAVTEX CHANGES APR 03 2012. FOR DETAILS SEE NGA OR USCG NOTICES TO MARINERS OR WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MARINE FORECASTER GR