000 FZNT24 KNHC 300826 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT MON MAR 30 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. GMZ089-301530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT MON MAR 30 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A STALLING FRONT OVER THE EXTREME SE WATERS WILL LIFT BACK N TODAY AND TONIGHT DISSIPATING TUE. HIGH PRES OVER THE N GULF WILL SHIFT E AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST TUE AFTERNOON. THIS FRONT WILL STALL FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE WED THEN MOVE N AS WARM FRONT WED NIGHT INTO THU MORNING. A THIRD STRONG COLD FRONT ENTERS NW WATERS THU MORNING REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY FRI AND SE OF AREA FRI NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-301530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT MON MAR 30 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 95W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT N OF 28N. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-301530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT MON MAR 30 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 20N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N. .WED...NW OF FRONT STALLED FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT W OF 95W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-301530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT MON MAR 30 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO NW OF FRONT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO W BEHIND FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-301530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT MON MAR 30 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TONIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE NIGHT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...NW OF FRONT FAR NW WATERS NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N OF 26N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT LATE AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE THU. S OF 26N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART NEAR FRONT. .FRI...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON