000 FZNT24 KNHC 221514 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT THU MAR 22 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. GMZ089-222130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT THU MAR 22 2012 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N89W TO 25N92W TO 19N92W WEAKEN INTO TODAY AND BECOME DIFFUSE TONIGHT. ATLC HIGH PRES EXTEND W INTO GULF E OF 90W FRI AND SAT. WEAK FRONT MOVES S INTO NE GULF AND FLORIDA SUN THEN BECOME DIFFUSE MON. $$ GMZ080-222130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT THU MAR 22 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-222130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT THU MAR 22 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE AT 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT TONIGHT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-222130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT THU MAR 22 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-222130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT THU MAR 22 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SW AT 5 KT N OF 28N TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SE 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 WALLY BARNES