000 FZNT24 KNHC 090253 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST THU MAR 08 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. GMZ089-090930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST THU MAR 08 2012 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES NE OF THE AREA WILL WEAKEN AND SHIFT EASTWARD. A COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE TEXAS COAST FRI MORNING AND EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO 21N96W FRI EVENING. THE FRONT WILL STALL AND WEAKEN AS A STATIONARY FRONT W OF 95W IN THE WESTERN GULF SAT...THEN MOVE INLAND LATE SAT INTO SUN. FRESH EASTERLY TRADE WINDS WILL PREVAIL ELSEWHERE THROUGH TUE. $$ GMZ080-090930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST THU MAR 08 2012 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 95W. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 95W LATE SUN. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF 95W AND 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL W OF 95W. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 95W. .MON AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-090930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST THU MAR 08 2012 .TONIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 22N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 BUILDING 7 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. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 95W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN...W OF 96W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 96W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-090930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST THU MAR 08 2012 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL N OF 28N AND 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL S OF 28N. .FRI NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SAT NIGHT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-090930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST THU MAR 08 2012 .TONIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING N TO NE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 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/ 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 2012. FOR DETAILS SEE NGA OR USCG NOTICES TO MARINERS OR WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MARINE FORECASTER