000 FZNT24 KNHC 230208 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 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. GMZ089-230930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A 1019 MB HIGH PRES NEAR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND WITH RIDGE TO WESTERN GULF ALONG 29N. RIDGE WILL SLIDE S AND SET UP ALONG 27N BY WED NIGHT...THEN SLIDE E OF THE GULF THROUGH LATE THU AS A COLD FRONT BRUSHES THE NORTHERN WATERS. THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE FRONT WILL MOVE SE ACROSS THE E GULF THU NIGHT AND FRI AS THE WESTERN PORTION LIFTS N AS A WARM FRONT WHILE LOW PRES FORMS AND BEGINS TO DEEPEN OVER THE PLAINS STATES. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR SE TO S RETURN FLOW TO INCREASE OVER MUCH OF THE WESTERN GULF THU THROUGH SUN. $$ GMZ080-230930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N ...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. $$ GMZ082-230930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST EARLY. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT THROUGHOUT...EXCEPT 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST WED EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 23N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 23N. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT FRI BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT SUN. $$ GMZ084-230930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST WED EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT....EXCEPT 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST THU EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N OF 27N WINDS SHIFTING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT EARLY ...THEN BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 87W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-230930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 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 3 TO 5 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 SE 5 TO 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT WED NIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...N OF 27N WINDS SHIFTING TO NE 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER COBB