000 FZNT24 KNHC 122018 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO. NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST FRI MAR 12 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. GMZ089-130330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST FRI MAR 12 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE SW TO THE NW BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE THIS MORNING WILL MOVE SE AND MERGE WITH A PRE FRONTAL TROUGH JUST AHEAD OF IT...AND REACH FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY TO YUCATAN PENINSULA THIS EVENING AND THEN SE OF AREA BY SUNRISE SAT. AN E TO W RIDGE WILL DEVELOP ALONG 24N IN WAKE OF FRONT WHILE A SECOND COLD FRONT SWEEPS E ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS SAT AND SUN. A RIDGE WILL EXTEND FROM LA TO W CUBA MON AND TUE WITH INCREASING N WINDS ACROSS AREA. $$ GMZ080-130330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST FRI MAR 12 2010 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT THEN SUBSIDING TO 3 FT W OF 93W LATE TONIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO SW TO W AHEAD OF SECOND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 93W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-130330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST FRI MAR 12 2010 .TONIGHT...E OF 95W NW TO N GRADUALLY BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT BY SUNRISE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT LATE. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT INCREASING BEHIND FRONT 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ084-130330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST FRI MAR 12 2010 .TONIGHT...SE OF FRONT W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. OTHERWISE NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW TO W 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 25N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-130330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST FRI MAR 12 2010 .TONIGHT...AHEAD OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT S OF 27N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. OTHERWISE NW 20 KT INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT OVERNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 25N AND 20 TO 25 KT N OF 25N. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT BUILDING 9 TO 11 FT N OF 25N LATE. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...WINDS BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING