000 FZNT24 KNHC 130307 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO. NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST FRI MAR 12 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. GMZ089-130930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST FRI MAR 12 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND SW TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL MOVE SE OF THE GULF OVERNIGHT. A NW TO SE RIDGE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE W GULF WHILE A SECOND COLD FRONT SWEEPS SE ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS LATE SAT AND SUN. A RIDGE WILL EXTEND FROM LA TO W CUBA MON THROUGH WED WITH INCREASING N WINDS ACROSS AREA. $$ GMZ080-130930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST FRI MAR 12 2010 .TONIGHT...E OF 93W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 93W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW W OF SECOND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 93W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-130930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST FRI MAR 12 2010 .TONIGHT...E OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT BY SUNRISE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT INCREASING BEHIND FRONT 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ084-130930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST FRI MAR 12 2010 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. S OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 25N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-130930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST FRI MAR 12 2010 .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT N OF 25N SAT NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT BUILDING 9 TO 11 FT N OF 25N LATE. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...WINDS BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING/COBB