000 FZNT24 KNHC 132129 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT FRI MAR 13 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. GMZ089-140330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT FRI MAR 13 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO A WEAK 1014 MB LOW NEAR 28N96W...THEN CONTINUES SSW TO INLAND NEAR VERACRUZ MEXICO. THE FRONT WILL BEGIN TO MOVE SLOWLY E AS A COLD FRONT TO A POSITION FROM NEAR MOBILE ALABAMA SW TO 25N92W TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY SAT NIGHT...AND CONTINUE E ACROSS THE MIDDLE GULF SUN AND SUN NIGHT GRADUALLY BECOMING DIFFUSE FROM THE WESTERN FL PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE BY MON NIGHT. A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO DROP S INTO THE NE GULF MON NIGHT INTO TUE...THEN BE WASH OUT THROUGH WED AS HIGH PRES BUILDS SW ACROSS N FL AND THE NE GULF. $$ GMZ080-140330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT FRI MAR 13 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND NW OF FRONT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT EARLY W OF 95W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 95W. ISOLATED SHOWERS E OF 95W. .MON...W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE MAINLY E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT WED. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-140330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT FRI MAR 13 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT W OF FRONT ...AND 2 TO 3 FT E OF FRONT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND W OF FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED ISOLATED SHOWERS W OF FRONT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST W OF 94W. SCATTERED SHOWERS N AND W PARTS. .MON...W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N AND W PARTS. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE W OF 94W. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N PART. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT SE TO S W OF 95W. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N PART. $$ GMZ084-140330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT FRI MAR 13 2009 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SHIFTING TO NW TO N FAR NW PART SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR NW PART. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT FAR NW PART. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-140330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT FRI MAR 13 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N PART...BECOMING SCATTERED MON. .TUE AND WED...NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 25N. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE