000 FZNT24 KNHC 271519 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. GMZ089-272130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON REACHING FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT AFTERNOON...MOVE SE AND STRETCH FROM TAMPA BAY TO NE YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY SUN...THEN PASS SE OF AREA SUN NIGHT. HIGH PRES IN WAKE OF FRONT WILL MOVE E ALONG THE GULF COAST SUN AND MON. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST TUE AND STALL OVER THE NW WATERS. $$ GMZ080-272130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING W OF FRONT... .THIS AFTERNOON...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF 94W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT SHIFTING TO NW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF FRONT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST E. SCATTERED SHOWERS EARLY E OF FRONT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE...EXCEPT N OF 27N VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...AND W OF 94W INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST E. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW OF FRONT SHIFTING TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT W OF 94W 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-272130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING W OF FRONT... .THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 22N E OF 93W 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT S OF 21N 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NW OF FRONT SHIFTING TO N 30 TO 40 KT AND DIMINISHING TO N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT SAT AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT NW OF FRONT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT SAT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF FRONT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT..EXCEPT W OF 96W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT W OF 96W SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN. $$ GMZ084-272130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING S OF 24N E OF 87W INCLUDING YUCATAN CHANNEL... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 24N E OF 87W INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL...SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 28N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 24N E OF 87W INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL...SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT SAT AFTERNOON AHEAD OF THE FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF FRONT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING E TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. .MON AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON. $$ GMZ086-272130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT E OF 83W DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT E OF 83W 3 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT W OF 83W 15 TO 20 KT...AND W OF FRONT SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT S OF 25N 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF FRONT N OF 25N. .SUN...W OF FRONT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER KELLS/SCHAUER CLARK