000 FZNT24 KNHC 100330 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST WED MAR 09 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. GMZ089-100930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST WED MAR 09 2011 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM SE LOUISIANA TO UPPER MEXICAN COAST THIS EVENING WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH THU EVENING... BRINGING GALE FORCE WINDS TO SW PORTIONS S OF TUXPAN MEXICO EARLY THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS AND SEAS WILL SUBSIDE LATE THU NIGHT INTO FRI AS HIGH PRES SINKS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF. FRESH RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE WESTERN GULF THIS WEEKEND AS THE HIGH PRES SHIFTS E ACROSS N FLORIDA. $$ GMZ080-100930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST WED MAR 09 2011 .TONIGHT...SE OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 FT THU NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 95W AND 2 TO 4 FT E OF 95W. $$ GMZ082-100930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST WED MAR 09 2011 ...GALE WARNING S OF 21N W OF 94W TONIGHT AND THU... .TONIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT E OF 93W. .THU...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE THU AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 21N W OF 94W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 22N. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL E OF 95W AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 95W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-100930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST WED MAR 09 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N SW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT OVER N PORTIONS LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N AND 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 27N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 25N AND 7 TO 10 FT IN SWELL S OF 25N. .SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-100930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST WED MAR 09 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT OVER N PORTIONS LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT FRI NIGHT. .SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING