000 FZNT24 KNHC 182023 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-190330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CDT THU MAR 18 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A 1022 MB HIGH NEAR 22N95W WILL SHIFT NE THROUGH SAT MORNING AND ALLOW A SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER THE NW WATERS TONIGHT SPREADING E ACROSS ALL GULF WATERS BY SAT MORNING IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE SAT AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SE OF AREA LATE SUN NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT E ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS MON AND TUE WITH RETURN FLOW BUILDING AGAIN IN THE W GULF TUE. $$ GMZ080-190330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CDT THU MAR 18 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SAT EVENING INTO SUN... .TONIGHT...E OF 95W VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS TONIGHT. W OF 95W N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT OR LESS TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT . .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT W OF 94W AND 3 TO 5 FT E OF 94W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO N 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON AND 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W SE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-190330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CDT THU MAR 18 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SAT NIGHT AND SUN... .TONIGHT...E OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE TONIGHT. W OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE TONIGHT AND 15 TO 20 KT NW PORTIONS LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH ISOLATED LOCALIZED AREAS TO 25 KT. WINDS SHIFTING TO N 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT BUILDING QUICKLY 7 TO 12 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 13 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. .TUE...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-190330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CDT THU MAR 18 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS PRIMARILY S OF 27N E OF 87W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AHEAD OF FRONT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .SUN...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL S OF 26N. .TUE...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-190330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CDT THU MAR 18 2010 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT LATE. 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 NE TO E LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT TO 15 KT IN STRAITS OF FL. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER