000 FZNT24 KNHC 310833 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT WED MAR 31 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. GMZ089-311530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT WED MAR 31 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A HIGH PRES CENTER OVER THE N-CENTRAL GULF WATERS NEAR 27.5N87.5W WILL SHIFT E-NE AND REACH N FLORIDA THU. THIS WILL ALLOW SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO INCREASE OVER THE WESTERN WATERS THROUGH FRI AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST FRI NIGHT INTO SAT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 19N95W LATE SAT WHERE IT WILL STALL. THE FRONT WILL THEN SHIFT N AS A WARM FRONT AS SOUTHEASTERLY RETURN FLOW SETS UP OVER THE WESTERN GULF ON SUN. $$ GMZ080-311530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT WED MAR 31 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT W OF 95W THU NIGHT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO N 15 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .SAT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF 95W SUN NIGHT. $$ GMZ082-311530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT WED MAR 31 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO N 15 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-311530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT WED MAR 31 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 25N THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST OF YUCATAN IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW N OF 26N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 T 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-311530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT WED MAR 31 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 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 AND 1 TO 3 FT N OF 26N. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 26N. $$ FORECASTER AL