000 FZNT24 KNHC 172118 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-180330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CDT WED MAR 17 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE EXTENDING FROM NE MEXICO TO THE YUCATAN AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL MAINTAIN NORTHERLY FLOW TONIGHT. AS THE RIDGE 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 SAT NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SE OF AREA LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-180330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CDT WED MAR 17 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SAT NIGHT INTO SUN... .TONIGHT...E OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E OF 95W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-180330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CDT WED MAR 17 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE SAT NIGHT AND SUN... .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. 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 AND FRI NIGHT...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 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N THEN SHIFTING E TO SE LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ084-180330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CDT WED MAR 17 2010 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT S OF 27N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AHEAD OF FRONT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .SUN...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N AND 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ086-180330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CDT WED MAR 17 2010 .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 AND FRI NIGHT...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. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR