000 FZNT24 KNHC 250850 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT SUN MAR 25 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. GMZ089-251530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT SUN MAR 25 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE CENTRAL WATERS WILL BE REINFORCED TODAY AND ACCELERATE SE OF AREA BY EARLY TONIGHT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NW WATERS TONIGHT AND SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF TUE THROUGH THU. ANOTHER WEAK COLD FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE NE COASTAL PLAINS THU NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-251530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT SUN MAR 25 2012 .TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING E TO SE WINDS MON NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-251530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT SUN MAR 25 2012 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-251530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT SUN MAR 25 2012 .TODAY...N OF 24N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT E OF 88W. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS E BAY OF CAMPECHE. $$ GMZ086-251530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT SUN MAR 25 2012 .TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 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. 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 NELSON