000 FZNT24 KNHC 232106 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT WED MAR 23 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. GMZ089-240330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE ALONG 26N WILL WEAKEN TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT BRUSHES THE NORTHERN WATERS. LOW PRES OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS COMBINED WITH A STRENGTHENING RIDGE ACROSS THE E GULF WILL LEAD TO INCREASING SE TO S RETURN FLOW OVER MUCH OF THE W GULF SAT AND SUN. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE NW WATERS MON MOVING OFF TEXAS LATE MON. $$ GMZ080-240330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 95W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-240330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT S OF 20N. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT AND SUN...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT S OF 20N THROUGHOUT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT SE PART. $$ GMZ084-240330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT...EXCEPT NE TO E 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI NIGHT. .SAT THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW NORTH OF 25N MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE SAT THROUGH MON. $$ GMZ086-240330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE THU NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 15 KT S OF 24N DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY