000 FZNT24 KNHC 290248 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT SUN MAR 28 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. GMZ089-290930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT SUN MAR 28 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT OVER THE E GULF WILL MOVE E OF AREA AROUND SUNRISE MON. A HIGH PRES CENTER WILL FORM OVER THE NW GULF MON AFTERNOON AND SHIFT E ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS THROUGH WED REACHING POSITION OVER N FLORIDA THU ALLOWING SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO INCREASE OVER THE WESTERN WATERS WED AND THU. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS FRI NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-290930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT SUN MAR 28 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 94W N WINDS 10 BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE MON NIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT W OF 95W WED NIGHT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. $$ GMZ082-290930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT SUN MAR 28 2010 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 95W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT MON NIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST OF YUCATAN IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT THU. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT N PART FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD E OF FRONT. $$ GMZ084-290930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT SUN MAR 28 2010 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS E OF FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...N OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-290930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT SUN MAR 28 2010 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON