000 FZNT24 KNHC 010920 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST SUN MAR 01 2009 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. GMZ089-291530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST SUN MAR 01 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL MOVE TO TAMPA BAY TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATER TODAY AND MOVE E OF THE AREA SUN NIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT. $$ GMZ080-291530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST SUN MAR 01 2009 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE EARLY. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .MON...W OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-291530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST SUN MAR 01 2009 ...GALE WARNING W OF 95W... .TODAY...S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT DECREASING 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL S OF 22N AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 22N. .MON NIGHT...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 22N...AND 3 TO 4 FT S OF 22N. $$ GMZ084-291530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST SUN MAR 01 2009 ...GALE WARNING N OF 28N... .SUN...N OF 28N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DECREASING 25 TO 30 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 14 FT SUN. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 26N. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 25N. .WED AND THU...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-291530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST SUN MAR 01 2009 ...GALE WARNING N OF 28N... .TODAY...N OF 28N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STRONG TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 26N AND 8 TO 10 FT S OF 26N. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N AND TO 1 TO 3 FT N OF 26N. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS