000 FZNT24 KNHC 080830 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST MON MAR 08 2010 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. GMZ089-081530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST MON MAR 08 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE NE GULF WILL SHIFT E OF AREA THROUGH TONIGHT ALLOWING SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW OVER WESTERN WATERS TO SPREAD E TO THE CENTRAL GULF MON NIGHT AND ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF TUE NIGHT INTO WED. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE TO OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE WED AFTERNOON AND RACE E TO NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI TO THE UPPER MEXICAN COAST OVERNIGHT WED THEN REACH FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY TO THE W BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI MORNING. A SECOND REINFORCING FRONT WILL MOVE SE ACROSS THE NW GULF FRI...WITH THE INITIAL FRONT MOVING SE AND EXTENDING FROM SW FLORIDA W-SW TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-081530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST MON MAR 08 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...OCCASIONALLY TO 25 KT W OF 93W. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...TO 25 KT E OF 93W...SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU AND FRI...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT FRI. $$ GMZ082-081530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST MON MAR 08 2010 .TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT W OF 95W TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .WED...E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N. W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NW TO N 15 KT THU NIGHT THEN N 20 TO 25 KT BY LATE FRI. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING 5 TO 9 FT FRI NIGHT. $$ GMZ084-081530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST MON MAR 08 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 25N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 25N. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT WED THEN SHIFTING W TO NW 15 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT N OF 25N WED NIGHT. .THU AND FRI...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU THEN INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 10 KT GRADUALLY SHIFTING NE TO E 10 KT BY FRI MORNING...THEN SHIFTING NW 20 KT BEHIND SECOND FRONT LATE FRI. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT DIMINISHING TO 3 TO 4 FT FRI THEN BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ086-081530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST MON MAR 08 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING 2 TO 3 LATE. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S AND INCREASING TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 27N WED. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING NW TO N 10 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE W TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER AL