000 FZNT24 KNHC 010248 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. GMZ089-010930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT TUE MAR 31 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA TO 26N95W TO THE MEXICAN COAST NEAR 21N WILL BECOME STATIONARY AND WEAKEN FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WEDNESDAY THEN BECOME DIFFUSE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST THURSDAY AND MOVE TO NORTH FLORIDA TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE FRIDAY THEN WEAKEN AND MOVE EAST OF THE AREA SATURDAY. NEXT COLD FRONT MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND MOVE TO NORTH FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-010930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT TUE MAR 31 2009 .TONIGHT...E OF FRONT SOUTHERLY WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITH SE SWELL. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITH SE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME E WINDS 15 KT THEN E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITH SE SWELL. .WED NIGHT...SOUTHERLY WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFT NW WINDS 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT BECOME SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT SHIFT TO NW 15 KT BEHIND THE FRONT THEN INCREASE TO N WINDS 25 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-010930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT TUE MAR 31 2009 .TONIGHT...E OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO N 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SE OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E OF FRONT S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE THU THEN ENTIRE AREA N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-010930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT TUE MAR 31 2009 .TONIGHT...SOUTHERLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME N 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFT TO W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS DIMINISH TO 10 TO 15 KT THE DIMINISH TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT BECOME SE LATE. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-010930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT TUE MAR 31 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...SOUTHERLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT SE LATE. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 26N S WINDS 10 KT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N. .SUN...SOUTHERLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER LL