000 FZNT24 KNHC 281516 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. GMZ089-282130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM THE WESTERN MISSISSIPPI COAST TO BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS MORNING WILL MOVE E REACHING APALACHEE BAY TO THE NORTHERN YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT AND FROM TAMPA BAY TO YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN MORNING...THEN STALL OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN SUN EVENING WITH THE REMNANTS DRIFTING EASTWARD THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FL AND INTO THE ATLC 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 PANAMA CITY...FL TO BAY OF CAMPECHE WED MORNING. $$ GMZ080-282130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING.... .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N W OF 94W NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TONIGHT...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT AND MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT W OF 95W LATE MON. .TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH FRONT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED AFTERNOON AND BECOMING SE TO S WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-282130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING W OF FRONT... .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF FRONT S OF 23 N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH FRONT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY SUNRISE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT MON SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE TUE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-282130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS SUN NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PART NEAR FRONT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH FRONT N PART. .WED...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH FRONT N PART. $$ GMZ086-282130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF FRONT. NW OF FRONT W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH FRONT N PART. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK