000 FZNT24 KNHC 221544 CCA OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...CORRECTED NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011 CORRECTED LATITUDE FRO MIDDLE GULF FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT 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. GMZ089-222130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A 1021 MB HIGH NEAR 28N87W WITH RIDGE TO WESTERN GULF WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH WED. A RIDGE WILL SET UP ALONG 27N WED AND WED NIGHT...THEN SLIDE E OF THE GULF THROUGH LATE THU AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES S ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS. THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE FRONT WILL MOVE E ACROSS FLORIDA LATE THU AND FRI AS THE WESTERN PORTION LIFTS N AS A WARM FRONT WHILE LOW PRES FORM AND BEGINS TO DEEPENS OVER PLAINS STATES. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR SE TO S RETURN FLOW TO INCREASE OVER MUCH OF THE WESTERN GULF THU...AND THROUGH MUCH OF SAT. $$ GMZ080-222130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 F T. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...S OF 27N W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. $$ GMZ082-222130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 23N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 23N. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-222130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W...CORRECTED 1030 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT... EXCEPT W OF 87W S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 24N TO 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N OF 27N WINDS SHIFTING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT EARLY ...THEN BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...W OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 87W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-222130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW 10 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT... SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT WED NIGHT. .THU...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE