000 FZNT24 KNHC 242113 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CDT WED MAR 24 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. GMZ089-250330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CDT WED MAR 24 2010 .SYNOPSIS...SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST THU MORNING. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO E BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI MORNING THEN STALL OVER THE SOUTHERN WATERS FRI NIGHT. REMNANTS OF THE FRONT WILL MOVE NW ON SAT IN ADVANCE OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE TEXAS COAST EARLY SUN AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO YUCATAN PENINSULA SUN NIGHT...AND MOVE SLOWLY ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF MON. $$ GMZ080-250330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CDT WED MAR 24 2010 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS DEVELOPING W PART. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW SAT NIGHT AND SHIFTING TO NW TO N W0 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-250330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CDT WED MAR 24 2010 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT DIMINISHING TO 15 LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ084-250330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CDT WED MAR 24 2010 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-250330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CDT WED MAR 24 2010 .TONIGHT AND THU...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 KT THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO W BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON