000 FZNT24 KNHC 142133 CCA OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...CORRECTED NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT SAT MAR 14 2009 ...CORRECTED WINDS W OF FRONT FOR SUN AND SUN NIGHT... 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. GMZ089-150330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT SAT MAR 14 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM SW LOUISIANA TO 25N94W AND TO A WEAK LOW NEAR 20N97W 1012 MB. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY E REACHING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY SUN NIGHT...AND FROM THE WESTERN FL PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE BY MON AFTERNOON. FRONT THEN DISSIPATES FROM N FL TO BAY OF CAMPECHE MON NIGHT INTO TUE MORNING. HIGH PRES WILL BUILDS SW ACROSS N FL AND THE NE GULF LATER TUE THROUGH WED BEFORE WEAKENING THU. $$ GMZ080-150330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W...CORRECTED INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT SAT MAR 14 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT S OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF FRONT S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-150330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT SAT MAR 14 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SE 15 TO 20 KT E OF 92W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 21N ...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 21N. SCATTERED AREAS OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED ISOLATED SHOWERS W OF FRONT. .MON...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR COAST OF MEXICO W OF 96W. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE S OF 21N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR W PART. .WED AND THU...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ GMZ084-150330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT SAT MAR 14 2009 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N W OF 86W. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT FAR NW PART MON AND MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .TUE AND WED...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 27N. .THU...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N PART. $$ GMZ086-150330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT SAT MAR 14 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N PART...BECOMING SCATTERED WITH ISOLATED TSTMS MON. .TUE AND WED...NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N PART. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 25N. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE