000
FZNT24 KNHC 100322
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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.

GMZ089-100930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT MON MAR 09 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDING FROM THE NW BAHAMAS...NW 
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 NW AND N CENTRAL GULF LATE WED THROUGH 
EARLY THU MORNING...THEN STALL THROUGH SAT MORNING...
BEFORE PROGRESSING SE...REACHING FROM CENTRAL LA TO TAMPICO BY 
SAT EVENING. 

$$
GMZ080-100930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT MON MAR 09 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 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 NEAR FRONT. 

$$
GMZ082-100930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 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 AND WED NIGHT...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.

$$
GMZ084-100930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W                               
1030 PM CDT MON MAR 09 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 26N SE 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. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT NW PORTIONS.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS BY 
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS 
NEAR FRONT NW PORTIONS.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. 

$$
GMZ086-100930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
1030 PM CDT MON MAR 09 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT 24N TO 27N AND 2 FT OR LESS N OF 27N.
.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