000 FZNT24 KNHC 301505 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. GMZ089-302130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT MON MAR 30 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A STALLING FRONT OVER THE EXTREME SE WATERS WILL LIFT BACK N THIS AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATING BY TUE. HIGH PRES OVER THE N GULF WILL SHIFT E AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST TUE. THIS FRONT WILL STALL FROM THE APALACHEE BAY 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 SLOWS FRI AFTERNOON...MOVING TO TAMPA BAY TO NE YUCATAN PENINSULA FRI NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-302130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT MON MAR 30 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 95W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT AND BECOMING N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT TO SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT N OF 28N. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF 92W AND E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF 92W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-302130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT MON MAR 30 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON 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 N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT N OF 21N W OF 95W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N E OF 93W. $$ GMZ084-302130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT MON MAR 30 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT 90 NM E OF FRONT AND SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT N OF FRONT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WED AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-302130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT MON MAR 30 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON 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...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT..EXCEPT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 26N LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N LATE TUE NIGHT. .WED...NW OF FRONT FAR NW WATERS NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE 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 25 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 W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK