000 FZNT24 KNHC 102017 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST THU MAR 10 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. GMZ089-110330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST THU MAR 10 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE W CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE NW YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL SWEEP SE OF THE GULF BY FRI MORNING. GALE FORCE WINDS ALONG THE COAST OF VERACRUZ WILL DIMINISH TO BELOW GALE STRENGTH THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS AND SEAS WILL SUBSIDE LATE TONIGHT 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. $$ GMZ080-110330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST THU MAR 10 2011 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 FT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 95W AND 2 TO 4 FT E OF 95W. $$ GMZ082-110330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST THU MAR 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING S OF 21N W OF 94W THIS AFTERNOON... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. 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. .TONIGHT...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 AND SAT NIGHT...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 THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 KT S OF 23N E OF 92W MON AND TUE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-110330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST THU MAR 10 2011 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N AND 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 27N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 25N AND 7 TO 10 FT IN SWELL S OF 25N. .SAT THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-110330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST THU MAR 10 2011 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 26N IN THE EVENING. .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 AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...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 CHRISTENSEN