000 FZNT24 KNHC 190305 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-190930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CDT THU MAR 18 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A 1019 MB HIGH NEAR 24N94W WILL SHIFT NE THROUGH SAT MORNING AND ALLOW A SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO SET UP OVER NW WATERS TONIGHT SPREADING E ACROSS THE GULF 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 INCREASING AGAIN IN THE W GULF TUE. $$ GMZ080-190930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CDT THU MAR 18 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SAT EVENING INTO SUN... .TONIGHT...E OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS TONIGHT. W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT W OF 94W AND 3 TO 5 FT E OF 94W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 15 KT WITHIN 90 NM E OF FRONT AND SHIFTING TO N 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON AND 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W SE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-190930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CDT THU MAR 18 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SAT NIGHT AND SUN... .TONIGHT...E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 93W E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT NW PORTIONS LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 20N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 10 KT WITHIN 90 NM E OF FRONT AND 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 20 TO 30 KT BY AFTERNOON AND 10 TO 15 KT LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 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. $$ GMZ084-190930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CDT THU MAR 18 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .SUN...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT N OF 25N SUN MORNING. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .MON...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .TUE...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-190930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 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 S OF 28N AND BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS N OF 28N FRI NIGHT. 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 W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .MON...E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .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