000 FZNT24 KNHC 182029 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT SUN MAR 18 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. GMZ089-190330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS...SOUTHEASTERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE THROUGH EARLY TUE IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFFSHORE THE TEXAS COAST LATE TUE. THE FRONT WILL STALL FROM CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO THE E BAY OF CAMPECHE WED NIGHT...THEN DRIFT W TO ALONG THE TEXAS COAST THU NIGHT AND DISSIPATE BY FRI NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-190330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT MON NIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN LINES AHEAD OF FRONT. .WED...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-190330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 20 KT WITHIN 150 NM OF YUCATAN COAST THIS EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 22N...EXCEPT NE TO E 20 KT WITHIN 150 NM OF YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 21N DURING AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 6 FT S OF 21N. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. LINE OF NUMEROUS TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .WED...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO GALE FORCE DIMINISHING TO N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG STALLING FRONT. .THU...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WITHIN 150 NM OF YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDE TO 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-190330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 150 NM OF YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BY MON NIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NW PART. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-190330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT IN GULF STREAM. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT IN GULF STREAM. .TUE THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 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 AL