000 FZNT24 KNHC 100330 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-100930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST TUE MAR 09 2010 .SYNOPSIS...SE TO S WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER MUCH OF THE WESTERN AND MIDDLE THROUGH WED AFTERNOON IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST WED NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL RAPIDLY MOVE E REACHING FROM NEAR THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 22N97W BY THU...AND FROM THE SW FLORIDA COAST TO 21N87W BY EARLY FRI EVENING...AND E OF THE GULF BY SAT MORNING. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GULF BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH SUN WITH A HIGH CENTER OVER THE NW GULF ON SUN. $$ GMZ080-100930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST TUE MAR 09 2010 .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG W OF 94W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF FRONT WIND VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W TO NW WINDS 15 KT BECOME NW 20 TO 25 KT FRI. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 8 FT FRI. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 95W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 95W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-100930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 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...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-100930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST TUE MAR 09 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 25N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT NW OF SECOND FRONT FRI. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-100930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 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 AGUIRRE