000 FZNT24 KNHC 020318 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST MON MAR 01 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. GMZ089-300930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST MON MAR 01 2010 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES 1003 MB AT 29N90W WITH COLD FRONT TO 20N95W MOVE E THROUGH FLORIDA PANHANDLE TUE WITH COLD FRONT SE OF GULF WATERS LATE TUE. HIGH PRES 1023 MB BUILD OVER GULF AND SHIFT E BY THU. FRESH SE RETURN FLOW OVER WESTERN GULF FRI AND SAT. $$ GMZ080-300930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST MON MAR 01 2010 ...GALE WARNING N OF 27N E OF 92W... .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT TO 35 KT N OF 27N E OF 92W LATE. SEAS TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG E OF 91W. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 13 FT HIGHEST E OF 93W. .TUE NIGHT...W OF 93W NW WINDS TO N WINDS TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT LATE. E OF 93W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN NW SWELL. .WED AND WED NIGHT...WINDS NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT SE W OF 95W WED NIGHT. SEAS TO 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 FT LATE. .THU...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILD TO 6 FT LATE. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-300930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST MON MAR 01 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 13 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDE TO 7 FT LATE TUE NIGHT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDE TO 3 FT WED NIGHT. .FRI AND SAT...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-300930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST MON MAR 01 2010 ...GALE WARNING N OF 26N... .TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT INCREASE TO 35 KT AND SHIFT NW BEHIND LOW PRES AND FRONT. SEAS 13 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 8 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 26N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISH TO 25 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT DIMINISH TO 20 KT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 16 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDE TO 6 FT LATE WED NIGHT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT E SAT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT SAT. $$ GMZ086-300930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST MON MAR 01 2010 ...GALE WARNING N OF 26N... .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOME SW TO 35 KT N OF 26N LATE. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 10 FT N OF 25N LATE. NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 27N LATE. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT AND DIMINISH TO 25 KT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT LATE TUE. SEAS 12 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 FT LATE WED NIGHT. .THU AND FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT FRI. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES