000 FZNT24 KNHC 311512 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 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. GMZ089-312130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT OFF TEXAS COAST STALLS FROM W FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE WED...THEN LIFT N OF AREA LATE THU AS SECOND COLD FRONT EMERGES OFF TEXAS COAST. SECOND FRONT REACH FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA TO E BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI THEN STALL OVER SE GULF FRI NIGHT LIFTING N AND DISSIPATING LATE SAT. $$ GMZ080-312130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S WINDS INCREASE TO 25 KT THEN BECOME N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG AND WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...WIND SHIFT SE AND INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N. .THU...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG SECOND FRONT N OF 28N. .FRI...N TO NE WIND 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT E OF 94W LATE. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-312130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW OF STALLED FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SE OF FRONT S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SE 15 TO 20 KT N OF 21N. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-312130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOME N BEHIND FRONT N WATERS LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 8 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFT N BEHIND FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISH TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-312130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 27N S WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 6 FT TONIGHT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. .WED...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N OF 28N S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW OF FRONT W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT SE LATE. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES