000 FZNT24 KNHC 191520 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CDT FRI MAR 19 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. GMZ089-192130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CDT FRI MAR 19 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ACROSS THEN NORTHERN GULF WATERS WILL MOVE NE THROUGH SAT MORNING WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF SPREADING E ACROSS THE AREA BY SAT MORNING IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE SAT AFTERNOON FOLLOWED BY STRONG TO GALE FORCE WINDS. 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. $$ GMZ080-192130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CDT FRI MAR 19 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SAT EVENING INTO SUN... .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW JUST AHEAD OF FRONT THEN SHIFTING TO N 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT SAT EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT SAT NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON AND 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT SUN NIGHT. .MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 95W THEN SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT E OF 95W AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 95W MON NIGHT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-192130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CDT FRI MAR 19 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SAT NIGHT AND SUN... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 20N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 10 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT THEN SHIFTING TO N 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING QUICKLY 8 TO 12 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE SAT NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING 20 TO 30 KT BY AFTERNOON AND 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT E OF 96W AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF 96W LATE SUN NIGHT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 95W THEN SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT E OF 95W AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 95W MON NIGHT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-192130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CDT FRI MAR 19 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .SUN...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT N OF 25N SUN MORNING. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .MON...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT MON NIGHT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-192130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CDT FRI MAR 19 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING NE TO E LATE S OF 28N AND BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS N OF 28N TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TONIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT SUN EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .MON...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT MON NIGHT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. $$ FORECASTER GR