000 FZNT24 KNHC 111449 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST FRI MAR 11 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. GMZ089-112130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST FRI MAR 11 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES IS BUILDING OVER THE NORTHERN GULF COAST BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT SHIFTED SE OF THE AREA LAST NIGHT. FRESH TO STRONG N WINDS OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THIS EVENING. SE RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN GULF TODAY AND PREVAIL INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. $$ GMZ080-112130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST FRI MAR 11 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 95W...AND 2 TO 4 FT E OF 95W. $$ GMZ082-112130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST FRI MAR 11 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. 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 S OF 23N E OF 92W NE 15 TO 20 KT MON AND TUE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-112130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST FRI MAR 11 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 25N...AND 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL S OF 25N. .SAT THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-112130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST FRI MAR 11 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AND SHIFTING TO NE 10 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT TONIGHT. S OF 25N WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N WINDS SHIFTING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT FROM 25N TO 27N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER AL/CHRISTENSEN