000 FZNT24 KNHC 270317 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. GMZ089-270930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL EXTEND FROM THE WESTERN ATLC TO THE CENTRAL GULF INTO SAT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE FRI AND EXTEND FROM NEW ORLEANS TO 20N97W BY SAT MORNING...FROM TAMPA TO THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA BY SUN MORNING...THEN PASS SE OF THE AREA LATE SUN. HIGH PRES WILL MOVE OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS SUN...THEN PASS E OF THE AREA MON. A WEAKER COLD FRONT APPROACH THE TEXAS COAST MON...INCREASING THE S FLOW OVER THE W GULF...THEN WILL WEAKEN ALONG THE COAST TUE. $$ GMZ080-270930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF FRONT FRI NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT FRI...BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT AND GUSTY FRI NIGHT W OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. E OF 94W VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-270930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF FRONT FRI NIGHT AND SAT... .TONIGHT...E OF 94W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N. .FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...E OF FRONT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF FRONT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-270930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST N OF 27N. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT WITH NW SWELL. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-270930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 25N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N. .SUN...W OF FRONT...NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN