000 FZNT24 KNHC 222053 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CDT MON MAR 22 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. GMZ089-230330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CDT MON MAR 22 2010 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG W WINDS OVER THE E HALF OF THE GULF WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT AND TUE. HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT E ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF THROUGH TUE WITH RETURN FLOW INCREASING IN THE W GULF TUE AND WED. A WEAKER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF NW GULF COAST THU NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM 30N85W TO 25N88W TO SE BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE FRI. FRONT STALLS FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO YUCATAN LATE SAT. $$ GMZ080-230330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CDT MON MAR 22 2010 .TONIGHT...E OF 95W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 95W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT WED. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-230330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CDT MON MAR 22 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 22N E OF 95W W TO NW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 22N W OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF 95W THEN BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT LATE TUE AND 20 TO 25 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT...LOCALLY 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-230330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CDT MON MAR 22 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N TUE NIGHT. .WED THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N...HIGHEST YUCATAN CHANNEL. .FRI...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-230330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CDT MON MAR 22 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN W SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. S OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 9 FT LATE. .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 THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE WED NIGHT AND THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER COBB