000 FZNT24 KNHC 121414 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST MON JAN 12 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. GMZ089-122130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST MON JAN 12 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM TAMPA BAY AREA BECOMES STATIONARY NEAR 24N90W THEN SOUTH SOUTHWEST TO 18N93W...WILL STALL LATE MON...FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO 25N90W TO 18N94W MON THEN BECOME REINFORCED MON NIGHT BY SECOND COLD FRONT...PUSHING THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA TUE. A FIRST ROUND OF GALE FORCE WINDS WILL END LATE MON AND THEN WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN TUE AND TUE NIGHT. A THIRD COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE AREA LATE THU INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS AREA WIDE. $$ GMZ080-122130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST MON JAN 12 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 28N E OF 93W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N WINDS AND INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .WED...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT BECOMING SEAS 8 FT S OF 26N W OF 94W...SEAS FROM 4 TO 6 FT FROM 26N TO 28N...AND SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 28N. $$ GMZ082-122130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST MON JAN 12 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 21N W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND DIMINISHING BY EVENING. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .TONIGHT...W OF 92W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N WINDS 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. E OF 92W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .WED...E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ084-122130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST MON JAN 12 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 26N IN N SWELL AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$ GMZ086-122130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST MON JAN 12 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT LESS THAN 3 FT S OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...N OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 28N IN N SWELL. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING