000 FZNT24 KNHC 090912 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST FRI MAR 09 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. GMZ089-091530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST FRI MAR 09 2012 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES NE OF AREA WEAKEN AND SHIFT E AS COLD FRONT ENTER TEXAS COAST EARLY MORNING TODAY AND EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO 21N96W TONIGHT. FRONT STALLS AND WEAKEN INTO STATIONARY FRONT W OF 95W SAT...THEN MOVE INLAND LATE SAT AND SUN. FRESH E BREEZE PREVAIL OTHERWISE THROUGH TUE. $$ GMZ080-091530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST FRI MAR 09 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING NE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 95W. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING S LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 95W. .MON AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-091530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST FRI MAR 09 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 BUILDING TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 95W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT SAT NIGHT. E OF 95W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-091530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST FRI MAR 09 2012 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT SAT NIGHT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-091530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST FRI MAR 09 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING 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 WALLY BARNES