000 FZNT24 KNHC 171529 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO. NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CDT WED MAR 17 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. GMZ089-172130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CDT WED MAR 17 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE EXTENDING FROM NE MEXICO TO THE YUCATAN AND FLORIDA STRAITS WILL MAINTAIN NORTHERLY FLOW TODAY. AS THE RIDGES WEAKENS SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER THE NW WATERS BY 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 MOVE SE OF AREA LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-172130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CDT WED MAR 17 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SAT NIGHT INTO SUN... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 95W TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E OF 95W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ082-172130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CDT WED MAR 17 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE SAT NIGHT AND SUN... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE TONIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E OF 95W N TO NE 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 7 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT NW PORTIONS LATE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT. .SUN...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ084-172130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CDT WED MAR 17 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT S OF 27N. .FRI...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AHEAD OF FRONT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .SUN...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-172130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CDT WED MAR 17 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...W TO NW WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...NW WINDS 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 TO E LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING