000 FZNT24 KNHC 090846 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST TUE MAR 09 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. GMZ089-091530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST TUE MAR 09 2010 .SYNOPSIS...S RETURN PREVAILS W OF 88W AND WILL SPREAD E ACROSS ENTIRE GULF BY WED NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST WED NIGHT AND RACE E NEAR THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 22N97W THU...AND TAMPA BAY TO 21N87W LATE FRI. A SECOND REINFORCING FRONT WILL MOVE SE ACROSS NW GULF THU NIGHT AND MERGE WITH INITIAL FRONT FROM NE FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA FRI AFTERNOON THEN MOVE SE OUT OF THE GULF LATE FRI NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GULF IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT. $$ GMZ080-091530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST TUE MAR 09 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT E OF 93W SHIFTING W BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND FRI...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT FRI. .SAT...W OF 95W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 95W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-091530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST TUE MAR 09 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT S OF 21N. W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS THU BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE FRI. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-091530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST TUE MAR 09 2010 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT S OF 25N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 30 KT N OF 28N LATE WED NIGHT E OF FRONT...AND SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 4 TO 8 FT BY WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .THU AND FRI...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND SECOND FRONT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...N OF 26N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-091530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST TUE MAR 09 2010 .TODAY...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WED. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT...SHIFTING NW KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND SAT...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER AL