000 FZNT24 KNHC 052046 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-060330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST SAT MAR 05 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT HAS ENTERED THE NW PORTION OF THE GULF AND EXTENDS FROM 29N92W TO JUST S OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS. MINIMAL GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE BAY OF CAMPECHE BY SUN MORNING...AND SE OF AREA LATE SUN. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. EXPECT ANOTHER COLD FRONT TO ENTER THE NW GULF WATERS BY WED REACHING FROM TAMPA BAY FLORIDA TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE THU. $$ GMZ080-060330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST SAT MAR 05 2011 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PART. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON THEN SHIFTING E TO SE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN NIGHT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ082-060330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST SAT MAR 05 2011 ...GALE WARNING W OF 95W... .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...S OF 22N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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 AND MON NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON THEN SHIFTING N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 95W. .THU...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ084-060330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST SAT MAR 05 2011 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST SE PART. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E WINDS 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N. .THU...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SW JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-060330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM 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 AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT . .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SW JUST AHEAD OF FRONT THEN BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER GR