000 FZNT24 KNHC 150323 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO. NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CDT SUN MAR 14 2010 UPDATE TO SEAS IN E GULF TONIGHT 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. GMZ089-150930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CDT SUN MAR 14 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK 1016 MB HIGH PRES OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL DISSIPATE BY MON MORNING AS A SECOND STRONGER RIDGE BUILDS FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS SE TO W CUBA THROUGH TUE. N WINDS WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED OVER ALL WATERS BY LATE TUE AND CONTINUE ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA THROUGH THU. SLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP W OF 95W ON FRI. $$ GMZ080-150930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CDT SUN MAR 14 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N. .WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF 95W BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF 95W AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF 95W. .FRI...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-150930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CDT SUN MAR 14 2010 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 1O TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT MON EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT TUE EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...W OF 95W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-150930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CDT SUN MAR 14 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 80 NM OF THE YUCATAN COAST THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT S 25N TUE NIGHT. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL IN NW SWELL. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-150930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CDT SUN MAR 14 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR