000 FZNT24 KNHC 102145 CCA OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...CORRECTED NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-110330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST WED MAR 10 2010 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST TONIGHT AND STALL FROM 29N91W TO 25N95W THU. REINFORCING SECOND FRONT RACES OFF TEXAS COAST THU AND MERGES WITH STALLED FRONT THEN BOTH MOVE SE OF GULF EARLY SAT. STRONG N-NW 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. $$ GMZ080-110330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST WED MAR 10 2010 .TONIGHT...E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT SHIFT SW LATE. SEAS 7 FT. W OF 93W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS BUILD TO 11 FT FRI THEN SUBSIDE TO 5 FT LATE FRI NIGHT W OF 93W. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG SECOND FRONT. .SAT...W OF NEXT FRONT NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. E OF NEXT FRONT W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 4 FT. .SUN...W OF 93W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. E OF 93W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-110330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST WED MAR 10 2010 .TONIGHT...E OF 94W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 FT. W OF 94W S WIND 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT EXCEPT 2 FT S OF 20N. W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASE TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE THU THEN INCREASE TO 25 KT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILD TO 8 FT W OF FRONT LATE THU NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-110330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST WED MAR 10 2010 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILD TO 9 FT N OF 25N. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT FRI. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF 27N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-110330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST WED MAR 10 2010 .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. .FRI NIGHT AND 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 AND MON...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/COBB