000 FZNT24 KNHC 070253 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST SAT MAR 06 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. GMZ089-070930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST SAT MAR 06 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDING SE FROM THE N CENTRAL GULF COAST TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL MOVE SLOWLY E THROUGH SUN... AND THEN MOVE E OF FLORIDA MON ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO INCREASE OVER WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE GULF LATE MON AND TUE AS LOW PRES OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS DEEPENS. LOW PRES WILL LIFT OUT TO THE NE WITH A NEW LOW CENTER DEVELOPING ACROSS N TEXAS WED AND MOVES EASTWARD...DRAGGING AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT INTO THE NW GULF LATE WED EVENING...AND REACHING FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY THU AFTERNOON. $$ GMZ080-070930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST SAT MAR 06 2010 .TONIGHT..W OF 92W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 92W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 93W SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 93W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT LATE. E OF 93W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT....BECOMING N TO NE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-070930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST SAT MAR 06 2010 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N E OF 93W NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 21N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT W OF 95W TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 22N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 22N. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 95W BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 95W...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 95W. .THU...W OF 95W WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 T0 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 21N...AND 1 TO 2 FT S OF 21N. $$ GMZ084-070930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST SAT MAR 06 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N...AND 2 TO 3 FT FROM 25N TO 27N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 28N SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N AND 2 TO 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT N OF 25N SUN NIGHT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 25N. .TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT...BECOMING S WINDS 15 KT BY WED NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FT N OF 26N LATE TUE AND 5 TO 6 FT S OF 26N. .THU...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-070930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST SAT MAR 06 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT S OF 23N 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE S OF 26N LATE MON AND VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 26N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT N OF 25N SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. .TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 25N INCREASING TO S 15 TO 20 KT WED. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N WED. .THU...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N WINDS SHIFTING TO S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING