000 FZNT24 KNHC 030245 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM 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. GMZ089-030930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST WED MAR 02 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM NW CUBA TO 25N89W TO 28N92W. THIS FRONT WILL LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT ACROSS THE E-CENTRAL GULF THROUGH LATE FRI THEN MOVE N OF AREA. 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 GULF SAT AFTERNOON...AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE SUN...AND STALL FROM SW FLORIDA TO NEAR 23N90W BY LATE MON. $$ GMZ080-030930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST WED MAR 02 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT SE PART. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E TO SE SWELL BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT THU NIGHT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 95W AND 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL E OF 95W. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-030930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST WED MAR 02 2011 .TONIGHT...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 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 AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT NE PART. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT SW PART. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-030930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST WED MAR 02 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND N OF FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 23N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 23N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THEN BECOMING S TO SW AHEAD OF FRONT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .SUN...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-030930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST WED MAR 02 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 KT....EXCEPT TO 25 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST STRAITS OF FLORIDA. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST S OF 25N AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...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. .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. .MON...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR/COBB