000 FZNT24 KNHC 020241 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST TUE MAR 01 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. GMZ089-020930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST TUE MAR 01 2011 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM FAR S FLORIDA NEAR 26N81W TO 25N90W THEN STATIONARY FRONT TO 18N93W WILL REMAIN STATIONARY ACROSS THE W GULF OVERNIGHT WHILE MOVING S INTO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA ACROSS E PORTIONS....THEN SINK INTO NW CUBA WED EVENING. THE STATIONARY FRONT WILL DISSIPATE WED NIGHT WHILE REMAINDER OF FRONT E OF 90W BEGINS TO DRIFT N AS A WARM FRONT BEFORE BECOMING ILL DEFINED THU NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE N WATERS WED THROUGH EARLY SAT TO PRODUCE FRESH WINDS ACROSS NE PORTIONS. A NEW COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS SAT EVENING AND REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN EVENING. $$ GMZ080-020930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST TUE MAR 01 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT NW PORTIONS LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW OF FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW AHEAD OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. BEHIND FRONT WINDS SHIFTING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. $$ GMZ082-020930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST TUE MAR 01 2011 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS S OF 20N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF FRONT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT S OF 20N SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS E OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .WED THROUGH THU...E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT BY FRI. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL...BECOMING N OF 22N 3 TO 5 FT BY SAT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. $$ GMZ084-020930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST TUE MAR 01 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT GRADUALLY BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT BY WED EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT WED. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 23N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S TO SE SAT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 23N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ086-020930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST TUE MAR 01 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT GRADUALLY BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED NIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS S OF 25N. .THU THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT THU NIGHT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 9 FT S OF 25N. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW TO N 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING