000 FZNT24 KNHC 152121 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO. NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CDT MON MAR 15 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. GMZ089-160330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CDT MON MAR 15 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE RIDGE EXTENDING FROM N TEXAS SE TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH MID WEEK AND WEAKEN THEREAFTER. NORTHERLY 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. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE SAT. $$ GMZ080-160330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CDT MON MAR 15 2010 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF 95W WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-160330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CDT MON MAR 15 2010 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT N WINDS 10 KT W OF 96W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF 96W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING 20 TO 30 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WINDS DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E W OF 94W THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-160330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CDT MON MAR 15 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-160330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CDT MON MAR 15 2010 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR