000 FZNT24 KNHC 260838 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT FRI MAR 26 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. GMZ089-261530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT FRI MAR 26 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL EXTEND FROM NEAR FORT MYERS FL TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA THIS AFTERNOON THEN WILL PUSH SE OF THE GULF TONIGHT. HIGH PRES BRIEFLY BUILDS IN ON SAT WITH ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST AROUND SUNRISE SUN AND WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA SUN NIGHT THEN WILL STALL OVER THE SE GULF MON BEFORE PUSHING SE OF THE GULF MON NIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN OVER THE GULF ON TUE. $$ GMZ080-261530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT FRI MAR 26 2010 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT, .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW SAT NIGHT AND SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT AND BECOMING NE TO E TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON NIGHT AND SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT TUE. $$ GMZ082-261530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT FRI MAR 26 2010 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT AND BECOMING NE TO E TUE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE TUE. $$ GMZ084-261530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT FRI MAR 26 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. $$ GMZ086-261530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT FRI MAR 26 2010 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...S 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. .MON...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY