000 FZNT24 KNHC 212054 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-220330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CDT SUN MAR 21 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 30N84W TO THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA NEAR 21N87W WITH GALE CONDITIONS NW OF THE FRONT THIS EVENING. THE FRONT WILL SWEEP SE OF AREA TONIGHT. 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 WEAKER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF NW GULF COAST THU NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM 30N85W TO 25N90W TO SE BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE FRI. $$ GMZ080-220330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CDT SUN MAR 21 2010 ...GALE WARNING E OF 94W... .TONIGHT...E OF 94W W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT THIS EVENING DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 94W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING 3 TO 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF 94W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT MON NIGHT. W OF 94W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT MON NIGHT EXCEPT SE WINDS 10 KT W OF 96W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING 2 TO 3 FT MON NIGHT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 15 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-220330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CDT SUN MAR 21 2010 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 94W AND VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 94W LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT E OF 94W AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF 94W LATE. .MON AND MON NIGHT...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 6 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 AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LOCALLY 25 KT...DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT THU. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ084-220330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CDT SUN MAR 21 2010 ...GALE WARNING N OF 27N W OF 88W... .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 88W W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 THIS EVENING DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT LOCALLY 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .MON...N OF 24N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT MON NIGHT. S OF 24N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE MON NIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N TUE NIGHT. .WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N...HIGHEST YUCATAN CHANNEL. .FRI...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-220330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CDT SUN MAR 21 2010 .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT AND DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT N OF 27N BEHIND FRONT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...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 11 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 9 FT LATE MON NIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE NIGHT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .FRI...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. $$ FORECASTER COBB