000 FZNT24 KNHC 042100 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST SUN MAR 4 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. GMZ089-050330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST SUN MAR 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL MOVE SE OF THE GULF THIS EVENING. STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL DIMINISH THROUGH TONIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN FROM THE NW. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL SETTLE OVER THE SE UNITED STATES MON THROUGH THU RESULTING IN FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY WINDS ACROSS THE GULF BY MID WEEK. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF FRI. $$ GMZ080-050330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST SUN MAR 4 2012 .TONIGHT...E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. W OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. .MON...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT TUE NIGHT. .WED...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. $$ GMZ082-050330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST SUN MAR 4 2012 .TONIGHT...E OF 94W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT TUE NIGHT. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 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 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. $$ GMZ084-050330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST SUN MAR 4 2012 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 25N LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT... SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT S OF 25N AND 4 TO 7 FT N OF 25N LATE. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON NIGHT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 26N BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL TUE NIGHT...AND 8 TO 12 FT IN SE SWELL S OF 26N. .WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 T0 11 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ086-050330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST SUN MAR 4 2012 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE MON NIGHT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...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 11 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY