000 FZNT24 KNHC 080303 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST WED MAR 07 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. GMZ089-080930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST WED MAR 07 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 NIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE TEXAS COAST FRI MORNING...STALL AND WEAKEN W OF 95W IN THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH SAT...THEN DISSIPATE INLAND SUN AND MON. $$ GMZ080-080930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST WED MAR 07 2012 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING E FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 95W. .SUN...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 95W. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. $$ GMZ082-080930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST WED MAR 07 2012 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 22N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR THE COAST OF YUCATAN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 21N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 95W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 95W. .SUN...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-080930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST WED MAR 07 2012 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT NEAR THE COAST OF YUCATAN IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... EXCEPT 7 TO 8 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ086-080930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST WED MAR 07 2012 .TONIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 25N E WINDS 15 T0 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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