000 FZNT24 KNHC 040327 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST THU MAR 03 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. GMZ089-040930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST THU MAR 03 2011 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM NW CUBA TO 1013 MB LOW PRES AT 26N91W. LOW PRES AND FRONT FRONT DISSIPATE EARLY FRI AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS SW ACROSS MID AND EASTERN GULF PORTIONS AND STRENGTHENS THROUGH SAT. HIGH WEAKEN LATE SAT AND SUN AS IT SLIDES E OF GULF. NEXT COLD FRONT ENTER NW GULF SAT LATE AND REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO LATE SAT FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY SUN THEN WEAKEN AS IT EXITS AREA SUN WITH WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISHING MON. GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED BEHIND FRONT OVER SW GULF SAT NIGHT AND SUN. $$ GMZ080-040930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST THU MAR 03 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 94W AND TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL E OF 94W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY THEN BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL LATE. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-040930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST THU MAR 03 2011 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SAT NIGHT AND SUN... .TONIGHT...E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 1O KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT E OF 93W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 25 KT BEHIND FRONT THEN INCREASING TO 35 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT SAT NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT LATE. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...WINDS E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-040930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST THU MAR 03 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND N OF FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 23N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 23N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE THEN SHIFTING SW AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N. .SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-040930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST THU MAR 03 2011 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT N OF 25N AND TO 8 FT S OF 25N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT N OF 26N FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT N OF 26N FRI NIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SW AHEAD OF FRONT THEN BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES