000 FZNT24 KNHC 211523 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-212130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CDT SUN MAR 21 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 30N88W TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA NEAR 21N89W WITH GALE CONDITIONS BEHIND IT. THE 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. A NEW COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF NW GULF COAST THU MORNING. $$ GMZ080-212130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CDT SUN MAR 21 2010 ...GALE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT...EXCEPT 15 KT W OF 94W. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT TONIGHT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 94W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF 94W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT MON NIGHT. W OF 94W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT MON NIGHT EXCEPT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 96W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING 2 TO 3 FT MON NIGHT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-212130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CDT SUN MAR 21 2010 ...GALE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT E OF 94W AND VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 94W TONIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT E OF 94W AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF 94W SUN NIGHT. .MON...N OF 22N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT MON NIGHT EXCEPT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 94W. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 7 FT MON NIGHT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 94W. S OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF 94W THEN BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON NIGHT. .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...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 20 KT NW OF FRONT THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-212130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CDT SUN MAR 21 2010 ...GALE WARNING N OF 26N W OF 87W... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING W TO NW WINDS W OF FRONT AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 N OF 26N BEFORE DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT... BUILDING 9 TO 13 FT W OF FRONT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF 24N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT MON NIGHT. S OF 24N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE MON NIGHT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 26N LATE. .WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N...HIGHEST YUCATAN CHANNEL. $$ GMZ086-212130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CDT SUN MAR 21 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON 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. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG 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 GR