000 FZNT24 KNHC 292054 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT MON MAR 29 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. GMZ089-300330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT MON MAR 29 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT OVER THE FLORIDA STRAITS WILL MOVE E OF AREA EARLY TONIGHT. A HIGH PRES CENTER WILL FORM OVER THE NW GULF TONIGHT AND SHIFT E ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS REACHING A 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 STALLING FROM LOUISIANA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-300330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT MON MAR 29 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT BY SUNRISE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE TONIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT W OF 94W TUE NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT W OF 95W WED NIGHT. .THU...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .SAT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-300330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT MON MAR 29 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .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 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST OF YUCATAN IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ084-300330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT MON MAR 29 2010 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT BY SUNRISE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 28N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT TUE NIGHT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST OF YUCATAN IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART. $$ GMZ086-300330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT MON MAR 29 2010 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS FLORIDA STRAITS EARLY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE NIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...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 VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 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 6 FT. .SAT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON