000 FZNT24 KNHC 101522 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-102130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST WED MAR 10 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER SW N ATLC MAINTAINS FRESH TO STRONG SE TO S WINDS OVER MOST GULF WATERS. WEAK COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST TONIGHT AND STALL FROM 29N90W TO 21N98W THU NIGHT. REINFORCING SECOND FRONT RACES OFF TEXAS COAST LATE THU AND MERGES WITH STALLED PREVIOUS FRONT THEN BOTH MOVE SE OF GULF LATE FRI. STRONG N WINDS W OF SECOND FRONT. THIRD COLD FRONT ENTERS NW GULF SAT WITH STRONG SW WINDS AHEAD OF IT AND REACH FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO NE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE SUN. $$ GMZ080-102130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST WED MAR 10 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT SHIFT SW TONIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. W OF 93W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS BUILD QUICKLY TO 11 FT FRI. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG SECOND FRONT. .SAT...W OF THIRD FRONT NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 7 FT. E OF THIRD FRONT W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 4 FT. .SUN...W OF 93W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. E OF 93W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-102130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST WED MAR 10 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 94W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 FT TONIGHT. W OF 94W S WIND 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE OF SECOND FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT EXCEPT 2 FT S OF 20N. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOME 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 FT BUILD 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 DIMINISH TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-102130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST WED MAR 10 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILD TO 9 FT N OF 25N TONIGHT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT FRI. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...N OF 27N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-102130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST WED MAR 10 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT S OF 26N TONIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...S TO SW WINDS 20 KT SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT LATE FRI. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...W TO NW WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT N OF 27N AND TO 10 KT S OF 27N SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27 AND N TO NE 10 KT S OF 27N SUN NIGHT. SEAS DIMINISH TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES