000 FZNT24 KNHC 210923 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CDT SUN MAR 21 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. GMZ089-211530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CDT SUN MAR 21 2010 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 30N90W TO 19N96W WITH GALE CONDITIONS W OF FRONT. FRONT WILL SWEEP SE OF AREA THIS EVENING...WITH GALE CONDITIONS DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT E ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF MON AND TUE WITH RETURN FLOW INCREASING AGAIN IN THE W GULF TUE AND WED. NEW COLD FRONT MOVES OFF NW GULF COAST THU MORNING. $$ GMZ080-211530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CDT SUN MAR 21 2010 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT...EXCEPT 15 KT W OF 94W. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT SUN NIGHT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 94W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF 94W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 94W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-211530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CDT SUN MAR 21 2010 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT E OF 94W AND LIGHT AND VARIABLE W OF 94W TONIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 15 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 BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 20 KT NW OF FRONT THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-211530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CDT SUN MAR 21 2010 ...GALE WARNING N OF 26N W OF 87W... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING W TO NW WINDS W OF FRONT AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 N OF 26N BEFORE DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...BUILDING 9 TO 13 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .MON...N OF 24N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT MON NIGHT. S OF 24N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE MON NIGHT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 26N LATE. .WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N...HIGHEST YUCATAN CHANNEL. $$ GMZ086-211530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CDT SUN MAR 21 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AHEAD OF FRONT BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT AND DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT BEHIND FRONT. 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 SCHAUER