000 FZNT24 KNHC 011442 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-292130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST SUN MAR 01 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM TAMPA TO SE BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL MOVE SE OF THE AREA LATE THIS EVENING. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH AS HIGH PRES BUILDS E ACROSS THE EASTERN CONUS MOVING INTO THE W ATLC BY MID-WEEK. $$ GMZ080-292130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST SUN MAR 01 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT S OF 28N AND 7 TO 10 FT N OF 28N. .TONIGHT...W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 95W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-292130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST SUN MAR 01 2009 ...GALE WARNING S OF 23N W OF 94W... .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 23N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT DECREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT S OF 23N E OF 93W AND 4 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON NIGHT...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE...N OF 23N W OF 96W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT N OF 21N AND 3 TO 4 FT S OF 21N. $$ GMZ084-292130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST SUN MAR 01 2009 ...GALE WARNING N OF 28N... .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 28N NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DECREASING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. S OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT S OF 27N AND 7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AND SHIFTING N TO NE MON NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 27N. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 25N. .WED AND THU...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-292130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST SUN MAR 01 2009 ...GALE WARNING N OF 28N... .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 28N NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STRONG TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 26N AND 8 TO 11 FT S OF 26N. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 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/JPC