000 FZNT24 KNHC 092055 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-100330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST TUE MAR 09 2010 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH S RETURN FLOW PREVAIL W OF 88W SPREAD E ACROSS ENTIRE GULF THROUGH LATE WED. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST WED NIGHT...AND QUICKLY MOVE E FROM NEAR THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 22N97W THU AND FROM TAMPA BAY TO 21N87W LATE FRI. SECOND REINFORCING FRONT IS EXPECTED TO INTO THE NW GULF THU NIGHT AND MERGE WITH INITIAL FRONT FROM 29N90W TO BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI...THEN SHIFT SE OF GULF LATE FRI. HIGH PRES BUILD WILL ACROSS THE AREA SAT AND SUN. $$ GMZ080-100330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST TUE MAR 09 2010 .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF FRONT WIND VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W TO NW WINDS 15 KT BECOME NW 20 TO 25 KT FRI. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 8 FT FRI. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 95W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. E OF 95W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-100330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST TUE MAR 09 2010 .TONIGHT...E OF 92W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 92W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT WED NIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISH TO LESS THAN 10 KT FRI. SEAS 3 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS THU BECOME NW 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 FT BUILD TO 7 FT LATE FRI. .FRI...W OF SECOND FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT. E OF SECOND FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-100330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST TUE MAR 09 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 25N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT NW OF SECOND FRONT FRI. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-100330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST TUE MAR 09 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 27N INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT S OF 27N BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WED. .THU THROUGH FRI...S WINDS 20 KT BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT...THEN SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 26N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT...THEN SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN. S OF 26N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT....DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES