000 FZNT24 KNHC 290235 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT MON MAR 28 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. GMZ089-290930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT MON MAR 28 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM A 1010 MB AREA OF LOW PRES OVER NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA TO NEAR BROWNSVILLE TEXAS WILL LINGER THROUGH TUE. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST WED AND WILL EXTEND FROM NW FLORIDA TO NEAR BROWNSVILLE TEXAS THU MORNING WHERE IT WILL STALL OUT BY LATE THU. A THIRD AND STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM NW FLORIDA TO THE NW YUCATAN COAST FRI MORNING MOVING E OF THE AREA LATE FRI. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN FOR THE WEEKEND. $$ GMZ080-290930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT MON MAR 28 2011 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N TO NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND NEXT FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONTS S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONTS. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. $$ GMZ082-290930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT MON MAR 28 2011 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT FAR SE PART. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N TO NE ALONG YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT FAR SE PART. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 1O KT W OF 93W WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT FAR SE PART. .THU...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 23N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE WEST OF 94W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 20N LATE. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT N TO NE ALONG YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ084-290930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT MON MAR 28 2011 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT S OF 24N TUE NIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART WED NIGHT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT W TO NW BEHIND FRONTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONTS. .FRI...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 25N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 26N AND NE TO E SOUTH OF 26N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT LATE. $$ GMZ086-290930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT MON MAR 28 2011 .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N PART. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 25N LATE. .FRI...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL LATE. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY