000 FZNT24 KNHC 092117 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT MON MAR 09 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. GMZ089-100330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT MON MAR 09 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDING FROM THE W ATLC ACROSS THE NE AND N CENTRAL GULF WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MID-WEEK WHILE GRADUALLY WEAKENING. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE EXTREME NW GULF AND N CENTRAL LATE WED THROUGH EARLY THU MORNING...THEN STALL THROUGH SAT MORNING...BEFORE PROGRESSING SE...FROM CENTRAL LA TO TAMPICO BY SAT EVENING. $$ GMZ080-100330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT MON MAR 09 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST W PART. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT AND OCCASIONALLY TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 15 KT. NW OF FRONT E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...OCCASIONALLY TO 20 KT W PART. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...S OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-100330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT MON MAR 09 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 94W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 3 FT OR LESS SE BAY OF CAMPECHE. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 21N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N. .WED...E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 21N AND 3 TO 4 FT S OF 21N. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT LESS THAN 3 FT SE BAY OF CAMPECHE. $$ GMZ084-100330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT MON MAR 09 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY TO 20 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY TO 20 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT NW SECTIONS LATE. $$ GMZ086-100330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT MON MAR 09 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .THU...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING