000 FZNT24 KNHC 150334 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT SAT MAR 14 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. GMZ089-150930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT SAT MAR 14 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM SE LOUISIANA TO 25N94W TO A WEAK 1011 MB LOW JUST N OF VERACRUZ MEXICO. 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 BUILD SW ACROSS N FL AND THE NE GULF LATER TUE THROUGH WED BEFORE WEAKENING THU. $$ GMZ080-150930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT SAT MAR 14 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N TO NE 10 KT W OF 94W AND 5 TO 10 KT NEAR THE COAST. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF FRONT S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-150930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 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. $$ GMZ084-150930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT SAT MAR 14 2009 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N W OF 86W. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT FAR NW PART MON AND MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .TUE AND WED...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 27N. .THU...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N PART. $$ GMZ086-150930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT SAT MAR 14 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SE 15 KT STRAITS OF FL. 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 AND TSTMS FAR 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