000 FZNT24 KNHC 280317 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. GMZ089-280930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE THIS EVENING REACHING FROM MOBILE BAY TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE BY SAT AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL 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 WED. $$ GMZ080-280930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING W OF FRONT... .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF FRONT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST E OF 94W. SCATTERED SHOWERS EARLY E OF FRONT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING N WEST OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT W OF 94W 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-280930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING W OF FRONT... .TONIGHT AND SAT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT W OF FRONT...THEN DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT SAT AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT NW OF FRONT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT SAT. SCATTERED 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 SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...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. $$ GMZ084-280930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 28N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING E TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. .MON THROUGH WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON. $$ GMZ086-280930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 .TONIGHT...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 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF FRONT N OF 25N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...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. .TUE AND WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN