000 FZNT24 KNHC 050255 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST FRI MAR 04 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. GMZ089-050930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST FRI MAR 04 2011 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK SHEAR LINE LINGERS OVER MID GULF WATERS FROM 29N90W TO 23N83W DISSIPATES EARLY SAT. HIGH PRES ACROSS E GULF MOVES E AS COLD FRONT ENTERS NW GULF SAT AND EXTENDS FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE SAT NIGHT. GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED BEHIND FRONT S OF 26N LATE SAT AND SAT NIGHT. NEW HIGH PRES BUILDS IN WAKE OF COLD FRONT BRINGING FRESH E TO SE WINDS ACROSS ENTIRE BASIN. $$ GMZ080-050930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST FRI MAR 04 2011 ...GALE WARNING S OF 26N W OF 94W... .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT W OF 93W AND 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL E OF 93W. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT W OF FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT SUN. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT SUN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILD TO 8 FT LATE. $$ GMZ082-050930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST FRI MAR 04 2011 ...GALE WARNING N OF 23N W OF 95W... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 95W SAT NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT E OF 93W LATE. .SAT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT N OF 23N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT LATE. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...WINDS SE 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SUBSIDING NE SWELL. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT LATE. $$ GMZ084-050930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST FRI MAR 04 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 23N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG SHEAR LINE. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT SHIFTING SW 15 TO 20 KT AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N. .SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-050930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST FRI MAR 04 2011 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 28N TONIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S 10 TO 25 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N AT 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER COBB