000 FZNT24 KNHC 300832 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT TUE MAR 30 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. GMZ089-301530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT TUE MAR 30 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A HIGH PRES CENTER OVER THE NW GULF WILL SHIFT E ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS REACHING A POSITION OVER N FLORIDA THU. THIS WILL ALLOW 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 THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-301530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT TUE MAR 30 2010 .TODAY...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W...AND 15 KT E OF 95W WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT W OF 95W WED NIGHT. .THU...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .SAT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-301530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT TUE MAR 30 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 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...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. 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 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ084-301530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT TUE MAR 30 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT TONIGHT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST OF YUCATAN IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-301530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT TUE MAR 30 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .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 S OF 26N 1 TO 3 FT N OF 26N. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER AL