000 FZNT24 KNHC 280836 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 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. GMZ089-281530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS MORNING WILL MOVE SE REACHING FROM TAMPA BAY TO YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT...THEN STALL OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN EARLY SUN NIGHT WITH THE REMNANTS DRIFTING NW OVER THE S CENTRAL WATERS MON. HIGH PRES IN WAKE OF FRONT WILL MOVE E ALONG 31N SUN AND INTO THE ATLC BY MON NIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST TUE AND STALL FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE WED. $$ GMZ080-281530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING W OF FRONT... .TODAY...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF FRONT. .TONIGHT...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH FRONT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-281530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING W OF FRONT... .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO N 25 TO 40 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF FRONT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT BY SUNRISE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN THROUGH WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT MON SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-281530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING E TO NE 10 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. .MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT TUE NIGHT AND WED. $$ GMZ086-281530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 25N E OF FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON