000 FZNT24 KNHC 051506 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST SAT MAR 05 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. GMZ089-052130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST SAT MAR 05 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST THIS AFTERNOON FOLLOWED BY GALE FORCE WINDS. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR TUXPAN MEXICO THIS EVENING AND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE BAY OF CAMPECHE BY SUN MON. THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE SE OF AREA LATE SUN. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT. EXPECT ANOTHER COLD FRONT TO ENTER THE NW GULF WATERS BY WED. $$ GMZ080-052130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST SAT MAR 05 2011 ...GALE WARNING S OF 26N W OF 94W... .THIS AFTERNOON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD AND ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON THEN SHIFTING E TO SE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN NIGHT. .MON...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-052130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST SAT MAR 05 2011 ...GALE WARNING W OF 95W... .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT N OF 22N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL... EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT SE PART. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...S OF 22N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE WINDS 10 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. .MON...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ084-052130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST SAT MAR 05 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING SW 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E WINDS 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-052130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST SAT MAR 05 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR