000 FZNT24 KNHC 281510 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT SUN MAR 28 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. GMZ089-282130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT SUN MAR 28 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT HAS MOVED OFF THE TEXAS COAST THIS MORNING AND CURRENTLY EXTENDS FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO. STRONG WINDS IN A NORTHERLY SURGE ARE EXPECTED IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WHICH IS FORECAST TO REACH A POSITION FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA THIS EVENING...THEN MOVE SE OF THE AREA EARLY MON. A HIGH PRES CENTER WILL FORM OVER THE NW GULF MON AFTERNOON AND SHIFT E ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS TO N FLORIDA THROUGH WED ALLOWING SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO INCREASE OVER THE WESTERN WATERS LATE WED INTO THU. $$ GMZ080-282130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT SUN MAR 28 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 T0 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON NIGHT. W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT MON NIGHT. .TUE...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT W OF 95W LATE. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ082-282130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT SUN MAR 28 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT TONIGHT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF 96W THEN SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT MON NIGHT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 96W. .TUE...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST OF YUCATAN IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU. $$ GMZ084-282130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT SUN MAR 28 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT MAINLY N OF 25N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE N OF 25N AND NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT S OF 25N TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST SEAS NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. $$ GMZ086-282130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT SUN MAR 28 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT THIS EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF FRONT TONIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT MAINLY N OF 25N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT FLORIDA STRAITS WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR