000 FZNT24 KNHC 302052 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT WED MAR 30 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. GMZ089-310330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT WED MAR 30 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM MOBILE BAY ALABAMA TO E CENTRAL MEXICO NEAR 22N98W WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES E REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 21N96W THU MORNING...BEFORE BECOMING DIFFUSE OVER THE SE GULF BY FRI MORNING. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL CLIP THE FAR NE GULF FRI MOVING E OF THE AREA FRI NIGHT. HIGH PRES DEVELOPS OVER THE CENTRAL GULF FRI THEN SHIFTS E INTO THE ATLC WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW ACROSS THE GULF SAT THROUGH MON. $$ GMZ080-310330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT WED MAR 30 2011 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT THU NIGHT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ082-310330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT WED MAR 30 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT ALONG YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE ALONG YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT SE PART. $$ GMZ084-310330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT WED MAR 30 2011 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E ALONG YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT S OF 28N THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU NIGHT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT FRI NIGHT. FROM 26N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT FRI NIGHT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 20 KT ALONG YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE... EXCEPT NE 20 KT ALONG YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-310330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT WED MAR 30 2011 .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. WINDS AND SEAS MAY BE HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT FRI NIGHT. S OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY