000 FZNT24 KNHC 032100 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-040330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST SAT MAR 3 2012 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO WILL INCREASE WINDS TO GALE FORCE S OF 25N W OF THE FRONT THROUGH SUN MORNING. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE BIG BEND OF FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT...FROM SW FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA SUN MORNING...THEN MOVE SE OF THE GULF SUN AFTERNOON. FRESH TO STRONG NE-E WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP E OF 90W TUE AND WED. LOW PRES DEVELOPING OVER TEXAS/OKLAHOMA WED AND THU WILL STRENGTHEN SE RETURN FLOW IN THE WESTERN GULF. $$ GMZ080-040330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST SAT MAR 3 2012 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT SW 15 TO 20 KT E OF FRONT EARLY. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S OF 27N E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ082-040330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING S OF 25N W OF FRONT THROUGH SUN MORNING... .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 AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ084-040330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST SAT MAR 3 2012 .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 25N LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 FT N OF 26N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 26N...AND 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT N OF 26N. .WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ GMZ086-040330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST SAT MAR 3 2012 .TONIGHT AND SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 26N AND 3 TO 4 FT S OF 26N BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .MON .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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 AND THU...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL