000 FZNT24 KNHC 290320 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. GMZ089-290930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM NEAR PANAMA CITY FLORIDA TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL STALL FROM THE YUCATAN CHANNEL TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY LATE SUNDAY...THEN DISSIPATE. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS BEHIND THE FRONT MON AND TUE. ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY TUE...REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE BY EARLY WED...BEFORE DISSIPATING ALONG 26N OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO BY EARLY THU. $$ GMZ080-290930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT W OF 95W MON NIGHT. .TUE...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH FRONT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-290930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT MON...THEN BECOMING N WINDS 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. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-290930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN S SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN S SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PART NEAR FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT N OF 25N LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH FRONT N PART. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ086-290930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING NW WEST OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS DIMINISHING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT N OF 25N LATE. .WED...N OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN