000 FZNT24 KNHC 062111 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST TUE JAN 06 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. GMZ089-070330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST TUE JAN 06 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 30N92W TO 22N98W THIS AFTERNOON. FRONT MOVES TO 28N82W TO 22N87W TO 18N96W WED AFTERNOON AND THEN PASSES SE OF AREA OVERNIGHT WED NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GULF WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI. A SECOND COLD FRONT IS FORECAST PASS OFF THE TEXAS COAST SAT AFTERNOON AND LIE FROM 28N83W TO 25N95W TO 20N97W SUN AFTERNOON. $$ GMZ080-070330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST TUE JAN 06 2009 .TONIGHT...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT N OF 28N. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF 94W LATE. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI NIGHT. .SAT...SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT E OF 95W AND N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-070330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST TUE JAN 06 2009 .TONIGHT AND WED...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 21N W OF 92W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT WED AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-070330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST TUE JAN 06 2009 .TONIGHT AND WED...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM W OF FRONT N OF 26N. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED NIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-070330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST TUE JAN 06 2009 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N LATE. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT N OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK