000 FZNT24 KNHC 250215 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT THU MAR 24 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. GMZ089-250930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT THU MAR 24 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT OVER THE N-CENTRAL AND NE GULF WILL MOVE E OF AREA EARLY FRI. DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES COMBINED WITH A STRENGTHENING RIDGE ACROSS THE E GULF WILL RESULT IN INCREASING SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW OVER THE GULF WATERS SAT AND SUN. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE N CENTRAL WATERS MON AND EXTEND ALONG 29N LATE MON...THEN MOVE N OF THE AREA TUE WITH MODERATE SE RETURN FLOW AGAIN TUE. $$ GMZ080-250930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT THU MAR 24 2011 .TONIGHT AND FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE AND INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-250930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT THU MAR 24 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST FRI EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N. $$ GMZ084-250930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT THU MAR 24 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N TO NE 10 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI NIGHT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE AND INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-250930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT THU MAR 24 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N NW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO SE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW N OF 27N SUN. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE AND INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT S OF 25N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N. $$ FORECASTER COBB