000 FZNT24 KNHC 070255 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST TUE MAR 06 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. GMZ089-070930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST TUE MAR 06 2012 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES WILL SLOWLY SHIFT EASTWARD NE OF THE AREA...RESULTING IN FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY WINDS ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH THU. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OUT THE TEXAS COAST FRI MORNING EXTENDING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI EVENING. THE FRONT WILL STALL AS A STATIONARY FRONT FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE BY SAT AND MOVE BACK SUN AND MON. $$ GMZ080-070930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST TUE MAR 06 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE WED. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-070930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST TUE MAR 06 2012 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT S OF 21N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ084-070930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST TUE MAR 06 2012 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING SW JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART. .SAT...N OF 25N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-070930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST TUE MAR 06 2012 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 26N...AND 4 TO 7 FT N OF 26N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ EFFECTIVE APRIL 03 2012 AT 1800 UTC THE OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST ZONES CHANGE FOR THE CARIBBEAN AND SW N ATLANTIC AND THE GULF OF MEXICO. FOR DETAILS SEE WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/EXPERIMENTAL/OFFSHORES/ (LOWER CASE) EFFECTIVE APRIL 03 2012 NEW RADIOFAX SCHEDULE FOR NEW ORLEANS CHARTS AND TEXT PRODUCTS. ON AIR SCHEDULE LISTING OF THE NEW SCHEDULE BEGINS ON OR ABOUT MAR 28 2012. FORECAST COVERAGE FOR NEW ORLEANS...MIAMI AND SAN JUAN NAVTEX CHANGES APR 03 2013. FOR DETAILS SEE NGA OR USCG NOTICES TO MARINERS OR WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MARINE (LOWER CASE) FORECASTER GR