000 FZNT24 KNHC 170229 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT WED MAR 16 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. GMZ089-170930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT WED MAR 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT ACROSS N GULF WILL DRIFT S AND DISSIPATE BY LATE THU MORNING. HIGH PRES THEN REBUILDS N OF BASIN THROUGH FRI THEN SINKS S INTO FAR NE GULF SAT TO PRODUCE MODERATE TO FRESH E TO SE BREEZE ACROSS ENTIRE GULF. $$ GMZ080-170930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT WED MAR 16 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT EACH AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-170930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT WED MAR 16 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 95W E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT EACH LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING E OF 92W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT INCREASING TO 4 TO 6 FT EACH EVENING. $$ GMZ084-170930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT WED MAR 16 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. $$ GMZ086-170930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT WED MAR 16 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT S OF 24N. .MON...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING