000 FZNT24 KNHC 122034 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST SAT MAR 12 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. GMZ089-130330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST SAT MAR 12 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE NE GULF WILL SLOWLY SHIFT E OF THE AREA TONIGHT AND SUN ALLOWING FOR SE TO S RETURN FLOW OVER THE FAR WESTERN PORTION TO EXPAND EASTWARD THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN SUN NIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH THE FAR NW GULF EARLY MON...THEN MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS LATER ON MON AND TUE...AND REACH THE FAR NE WATERS BY LATE TUE BEFORE WEAKENING AS IT MOVES ACROSS FLORIDA EARLY WED. A WEAK PRESSURE PATTERN WILL THEN SET UP ACROSS THE AREA DURING WED BRINGING LIGHT WINDS AND LOW SEAS WED AND THU. $$ GMZ080-130330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST SAT MAR 12 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 27N W OF 94W SE 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST W OF 94W. .MON THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 95W...AND 2 TO 4 FT E OF 95W. $$ GMZ082-130330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST SAT MAR 12 2011 .TONIGHT...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 THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N E OF 93W NE 15 TO 20 KT MON THROUGH WED DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-130330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST SAT MAR 12 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT W OF 88W...AND 1 TO 2 FT E OF 88W. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N AND 1 TO 3 FT N OF 26N...HIGHEST W OF 88W. .TUE...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 26N...AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 26N. $$ GMZ086-130330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST SAT MAR 12 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N S 5 TO 10 KT EARLY. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT FROM 25N TO 27N ...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 KT...SHIFTING TO SW LATE MON AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...N OF 28N WINDS BECOMING NW 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 1 FT. S OF 26N WINDS E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...WINDS BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 26N...AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 26N. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE