000 FZNT24 KNHC 180855 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CDT THU MAR 18 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. GMZ089-181530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CDT THU MAR 18 2010 .SYNOPSIS...SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER THE NW WATERS TODAY SPREADING E ACROSS ALL GULF WATERS BY SAT MORNING IN ADVANCE OF NEXT COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST SAT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SE OF AREA LATE SUN NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT E ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS MON. $$ GMZ080-181530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CDT THU MAR 18 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SAT NIGHT INTO SUN... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 95W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO N 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON AND 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-181530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CDT THU MAR 18 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE SAT NIGHT AND SUN... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. 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. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT. .SUN...W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING 25 TO 30 KT BY AFTERNOON AND 15 TO 20 KT LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ084-181530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CDT THU MAR 18 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW TON WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT S OF 27N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AHEAD OF FRONT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .SUN...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL S OF 26N. $$ GMZ086-181530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CDT THU MAR 18 2010 .TODAY...NW WINDS 15 TO 2O KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...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 NELSON