000 FZNT24 KNHC 100901 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST WED MAR 10 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. GMZ089-101530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST WED MAR 10 2010 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG SE TO S WINDS WILL PREVAIL OVER MUCH OF THE GULF WATERS IN ADVANCE OF A WEAK COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST TONIGHT. A STRONGER...REINFORCING FRONT WILL SHIFT OFF THE TEXAS COAST THU MORNING. THE FIRST FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM NEAR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA TO THE NW YUCATAN PENINSULA THU NIGHT...WHILE THE SECOND FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO 23N97.5W. THE FIRST FRONT WILL SHIFT ACROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA FRI AFTERNOON WHILE THE SECOND FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. THE SECOND FRONT WILL THEN SHIFT E OF THE AREA LATE FRI NIGHT/EARLY SAT MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD ACROSS THE GULF OVER THE WEEKEND. $$ GMZ080-101530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST WED MAR 10 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW THIS AFTERNOON...THEN W BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W TO NW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT FRI. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT FRI. .SAT...W OF 95W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 95W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...W OF 93W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 93W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-101530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST WED MAR 10 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT S OF 20N. W OF 95W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE AND DIMINISHING TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT S OF 20N. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FIRST FRONT...THEN NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT W OF SECOND FRONT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF SECOND FRONT LATE THU NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ084-101530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST WED MAR 10 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 25N TONIGHT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT NW OF SECOND FRONT FRI. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...N OF 27N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-101530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST WED MAR 10 2010 .TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 27N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT S OF 27N BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT...THEN SHIFTING TO NW 15 KT BEHIND FIRST FRONT FRI...THEN W TO NW 20 KT BEHIND SECOND FRONT LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...W TO NW WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N AND 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27 AND N TO NE 10 KT S OF 27N SUN NIGHT. SEAS DIMINISHING TO 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER AL