000 FZNT24 KNHC 250831 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT THU MAR 25 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. GMZ089-251530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT THU MAR 25 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY THIS MORNING AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA FRI MORNING...THEN PUSH SE OF THE WATERS FRI NIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE OF THE TEXAS COAST AROUND SUNRISE SUN AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA SUN NIGHT...THEN WILL SLOWLY MOVE SE ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF MON. $$ GMZ080-251530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT THU MAR 25 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT FRI AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING E TO SE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE FRI NIGHT. .SAT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW SAT NIGHT AND SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON NIGHT. $$ GMZ082-251530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT THU MAR 25 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ084-251530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT THU MAR 25 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-251530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT THU MAR 25 2010 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N W OF 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 TO NW W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY