000 FZNT24 KNHC 031500 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST SAT MAR 3 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. GMZ089-032130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST SAT MAR 3 2012 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT EXTENDS FROM LOUISIANA TO BROWNSVILLE TX WILL INCREASE WINDS TO GALE FORCE S OF 25N W OF THE FRONT TONIGHT AND SUN. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS EVENING AND 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. $$ GMZ080-032130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST SAT MAR 3 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S OF 27N E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-032130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING S OF 25N W OF FRONT THIS EVENING THROUGH SUN... .THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 30 TO 40 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...S OF 21N 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 LATE. 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. $$ GMZ084-032130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST SAT MAR 3 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 25N LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 FT N OF 26N. .MON...S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 26N...AND 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT N OF 26N. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ086-032130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST SAT MAR 3 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 26N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .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 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