000 FZNT24 KNHC 271428 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT SUN MAR 27 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. GMZ089-272130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT SUN MAR 27 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE FROM S FLORIDA TO TEXAS COAST IS SHIFTING SE ALLOWING A WEAK COLD FRONT TO REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO SE TEXAS LATE TONIGHT THEN DISSIPATE THROUGH MON. THE RIDGE REBUILDS TUE AND WED. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST WED NIGHT AND REACH FROM 29N85W TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AT SUNRISE ON FRI. $$ GMZ080-272130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT SUN MAR 27 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-272130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT SUN MAR 27 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-272130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT SUN MAR 27 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. .WED...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-272130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT SUN MAR 27 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N OF 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON