000 FZNT24 KNHC 150908 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT SUN MAR 15 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. GMZ089-151530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT SUN MAR 15 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK AND SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR VERACRUZ MEXICO. THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE FRONT WILL BECOME REINFORCED TODAY...WHILE THE SOUTHERN PORTION STALLS OVER THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE MON MORNING BEFORE DISSIPATING BY TUE. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SW ACROSS N FLORIDA AND THE NE GULF LATER TUE THROUGH WED BEFORE WEAKENING THU. $$ GMZ080-151530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT SUN MAR 15 2009 .TODAY THROUGH MON...W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF FRONT SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-151530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT SUN MAR 15 2009 .TODAY...W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 95W. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT ALONG COAST OF YUCATAN MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS TONIGHT. .WED AND THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-151530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT SUN MAR 15 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...N OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-151530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT SUN MAR 15 2009 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N AND SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N...E 10 TO 15 KT NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA...SE 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N OF 27N...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... BECOMING N BEHIND THE FRONT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ CHRISTENSEN