000 FZNT24 KNHC 200902 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT FRI MAR 20 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. GMZ089-201530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT FRI MAR 20 2009 .SYNOPSIS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE EASTERN UNITED STATES THROUGH SUNDAY THEN WEAKEN SLIGHTLY MONDAY AND TUESDAY. TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER TEXAS SUNDAY AND MONDAY THEN CHANGE LITTLE TUESDAY. $$ GMZ080-201530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT FRI MAR 20 2009 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS S PART. .TONIGHT AND SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ082-201530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT FRI MAR 20 2009 .TODAY THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT S OF 21N. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ084-201530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT FRI MAR 20 2009 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ086-201530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT FRI MAR 20 2009 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT... HIGHEST STRAITS OF FLORIDA. $$ FORECASTER LL