000 FZNT24 KNHC 260906 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT THU MAR 26 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. GMZ089-261530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL PERSIST E OF THE AREA THROUGH SUN. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST FRI...REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT...THEN PASSING SE OF THE AREA SUN WHILE WEAKENING. HIGH PRES WILL MOVE OVER THE REGION SUN. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW INCREASES OVER W GULF MON. $$ GMZ080-261530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY W OF FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E OF 93W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20K T. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-261530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF FRONT FRI NIGHT AND SAT... .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 20N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 20N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING N 25 TO 35 W OF FRONT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 20N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 20N. .SAT...E OF FRONT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. W OF FRONT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...THEN DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-261530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 .TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT FRI. .SAT...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT THROUGHOUT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N. $$ GMZ086-261530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 .TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING NW WEST OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. E OF FRONT SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER LL