000 FZNT24 KNHC 270900 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 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. GMZ089-271530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST THIS AFTERNOON REACHING FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT AFTERNOON...AND FROM TAMPA BAY TO NE YUCATAN PENINSULA SUNRISE SUN...THEN MOVE SE OF AREA SUN NIGHT. HIGH PRES IN WAKE OF FRONT WILL SHIFT E ACROSS THE NORTHERN COASTAL PLAINS SUN AND MON IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVING OFFSHORE AND STALLING OVER THE NW WATERS TUE NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-271530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING W OF FRONT... .TODAY THROUGH SAT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FRI...SHIFTING TO NW 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF FRONT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. E OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-271530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING W OF FRONT... .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT SW PART. A FEW SHOWERS N PART. .TONIGHT AND SAT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO N 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT SAT AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT W OF FRONT LATE. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-271530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 26N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT MON AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-271530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT N PART. .SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .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 NELSON