000 FZNT24 KNHC 021506 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST WED MAR 02 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. GMZ089-022130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST WED MAR 02 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA INTO THE GULF WATERS TO 25N88W THEN BECOMES STATIONARY TO THE FAR EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE. THE STATIONARY FRONT WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH THU...WHILE THE COLD FRONT PORTION LIFTS N AS A WARM FRONT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SW ACROSS THE EASTERN AND MIDDLE PORTIONS AND STRENGTHEN THROUGH EARLY SAT BEFORE IT BEGINS TO WEAKEN LATER SAT AND SUN. THE NEXT COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO ENTER THE NW PORTION SAT AFTERNOON...AND REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE SUN. $$ GMZ080-022130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST WED MAR 02 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SE PART. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT SE PART. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E TO SE SWELL BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT THU NIGHT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 95W AND 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL E OF 95W. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-022130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST WED MAR 02 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS E OF 94W. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT E OF 94W...AND SE TO S 1O TO 15 KT W OF 94W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL E OF 93W. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ084-022130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST WED MAR 02 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG AND NEAR FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NE PART. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 5 FT NE PART. SCATTRED SHOWERS. .FRI...N OF 23N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 23N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THEN BECOMING S TO SW AHEAD OF FRONT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .SUN...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-022130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST WED MAR 02 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST S OF 25N. .FRI...N OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW AHEAD OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR