000 FZNT24 KNHC 120234 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT SUN MAR 11 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. GMZ089-120930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT SUN MAR 11 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL SHIFT W OF AREA LATE TONIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS W FROM ATLC ACROSS GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH FRI. $$ GMZ080-120930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT SUN MAR 11 2012 .TONIGHT...W OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .MON THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-120930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT SUN MAR 11 2012 .TONIGHT...W OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS SW PORTION. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-120930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT SUN MAR 11 2012 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED AND THU...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-120930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT SUN MAR 11 2012 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT S OF 25N. .WED...N OF 27N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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