000 FZNT24 KNHC 220229 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT WED MAR 21 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. GMZ089-220930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT WED MAR 21 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 29N89W TO 18N93W WILL STALL FROM 30N88W TO 18N92W LATE TONIGHT BEFORE BECOMING DIFFUSE THU. WINDS ACROSS THE GULF WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THU. ATLC HIGH PRES EXTENDS W INTO GULF E OF 90W FRI AND SAT. A WEAK FRONT PUSHES S INTO NE GULF SUN SPLITTING ATLC HIGH PRES AND BECOMES DIFFUSE ON MON. $$ GMZ080-220930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT WED MAR 21 2012 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE AT 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING 5 TO 8 FT LATE. E OF FRONT SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-220930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT WED MAR 21 2012 .TONIGHT...N OF 21N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 21N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT N OF 23N ENDING EARLY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING SE THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-220930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT WED MAR 21 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT S OF 25N LATE. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-220930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT WED MAR 21 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 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. ISSUANCE TIME FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO OFFSHORE WATERS FORECASTS WILL BE REFERENCED TO THE EASTERN TIME ZONE. 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. ISSUANCE TIME FOR ALL THREE NAVTEX PRODUCTS WILL BE REFERENCED TO THE EASTERN TIME ZONE. FOR DETAILS SEE NGA OR USCG NOTICES TO MARINERS OR WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MARINE FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN