000 FZNT24 KNHC 040304 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST SAT MAR 03 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. GMZ089-040930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST SAT MAR 03 2012 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR VERACRUZ MEXICO WILL INCREASE WINDS TO GALE FORCE S OF 25N W OF THE FRONT THROUGH SUN MORNING. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE TONIGHT...FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE NE 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. $$ GMZ080-040930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST SAT MAR 03 2012 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT SW 15 TO 20 KT E OF FRONT EARLY. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S OF 27N E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. .MON...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT LATE TUE. .WED...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. $$ GMZ082-040930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST SAT MAR 03 2012 ...GALE WARNING S OF 25N W OF FRONT THROUGH SUN MORNING... .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...S OF 22N W OF FRONT TO 96W N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. .SUN NIGHT...W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. E OF 94W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 KT NEAR THE COAST OF YUCATAN IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ084-040930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST SAT MAR 03 2012 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR THE TSTMS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 26N LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 FT N OF 26N LATE. S OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. .TUE...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 T0 11 FT. $$ GMZ086-040930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST SAT MAR 03 2012 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR THE TSTMS. .SUN...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. S OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 26N N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 26N AND 5 TO 8 FT N OF 26N. .WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR