000 FZNT24 KNHC 170323 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CDT TUE MAR 16 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W...THE SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS...AND THE CARIBBEAN SEA 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. GMZ089-170930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CDT TUE MAR 16 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER TEXAS EXTENDS A RIDGE OVER THE GULF WATERS PRODUCING MAINLY NORTHERLY WINDS. THE RIDGE WILL CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH THU THEN SHIFT E AS A LOW PRES DEVELOPS OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER THE EXTREME NW WATERS THU NIGHT SPREADING E ACROSS ALL GULF WATERS BY SAT MORNING IN ADVANCE OF NEXT COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE SAT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NW YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE SUN. $$ GMZ080-170930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CDT TUE MAR 16 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUN... .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 95W WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E OF 95W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ082-170930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CDT TUE MAR 16 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUN... TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 WED NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT WED NIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E OF 95W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N 25 KT BEHIND FRONT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT. .SUN...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ084-170930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CDT TUE MAR 16 2010 TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 27N...HIGHEST SEAS NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. .FRI...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SAT NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING NW 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT. $$ GMZ086-170930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CDT TUE MAR 16 2010 TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...WINDS BECOMING NW 15 TO 2O KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 26N IN NW SWELL. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT S OF 25N SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING SW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR