000 FZNT24 KNHC 210149 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CDT SAT MAR 20 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. GMZ089-210930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CDT SAT MAR 20 2010 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 30N92W TO 22N97W WILL SWEEP SE AND EXTEND FROM PENSACOLA TO 25N88W TO 21N89W EARLY SUN AND E OF AREA BY SUN NIGHT WITH STRONG TO GALE FORCE WINDS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT E ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF MON AND TUE WITH RETURN FLOW INCREASING AGAIN IN THE W GULF TUE THROUGH THU. $$ GMZ080-210930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CDT SAT MAR 20 2010 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...BUILDING 9 TO 13 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 20 KT ALONG FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT SUN NIGHT...EXCEPT 15 KT W OF 94W. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT SUN NIGHT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 94W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF 94W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 94W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-210930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CDT SAT MAR 20 2010 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT ALONG FRONT THEN SHIFTING TO N 25 TO 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS BEHIND FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 9 TO 13 FT BEHIND FRONT BY MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT E OF 94W AND LIGHT AND VARIABLE W OF 94W SUN NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT E OF 94W AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF 94W SUN NIGHT. .MON...N OF 23N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 7 FT MON NIGHT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 95W. S OF 23N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 95W AND 2 TO 4 FT E OF 95W. .WED AND THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ084-210930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CDT SAT MAR 20 2010 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT AHEAD OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT N OF 26N TONIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS W OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...BUILDING 9 TO 13 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .MON...N OF 24N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT MON NIGHT. S OF 24N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE MON NIGHT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 26N LATE. .WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N...HIGHEST YUCATAN CHANNEL. $$ GMZ086-210930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CDT SAT MAR 20 2010 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AHEAD OF FRONT THEN SHIFTING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT SUN AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .MON...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT WITH NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT MON NIGHT. S OF 25N 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 LATE MON NIGHT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER COBB