000 FZNT24 KNHC 022035 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012 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. GMZ089-030330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS/SW LOUISIANA COASTS EARLY SAT WILL INCREASE WINDS TO GALE FORCE S OF 25N W OF THE FRONT SAT NIGHT AND SUN. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT EVENING...FROM SW FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY SUN... THEN MOVE SE OF THE GULF SUN AFTERNOON. FRESH TO STRONG E-NE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP E OF 90W TUE AND WED. $$ GMZ080-030330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG NW PORTION. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S OF 27N E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-030330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 25N W OF FRONT SAT NIGHT AND SUN... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...S OF 23N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ084-030330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 25N SUN NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 26N. .MON...S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 26N...AND 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT N OF 26N. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ086-030330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS LATE. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 26N AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 26N. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL