000 FZNT24 KNHC 101450 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT TUE MAR 10 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. GMZ089-102130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT TUE MAR 10 2009 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE MAINTAINS E TO SE WINDS ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH LATE WEEK. A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE N GULF THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE BECOMING STATIONARY THROUGH SAT. $$ GMZ080-102130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT TUE MAR 10 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT FRI. $$ GMZ082-102130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT TUE MAR 10 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...W OF 95W...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. E OF 95W...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT ENTIRE AREA. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-102130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT TUE MAR 10 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT NEAR YUCATAN. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-102130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT TUE MAR 10 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER COHEN/DGS