000 FZNT24 KNHC 131535 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST TUE JAN 13 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. GMZ089-132130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST TUE JAN 13 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM N FLORIDA ALONG 29N TO 1012 MB LOW NEAR 27N86W TO 22N91W TO 18.5N92W...WILL BE REINFORCED EARLY THIS AFTERNOON BY A DRY COLD FRONT MOVING FROM THE NW GULF AND INTO THE CENTRAL GULF. THE MERGED FRONTS WILL SWEEP QUICKLY INTO THE EXTREME SE GULF AND NW CARIBBEAN BY LATE AFTERNOON... ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW...WITH GALE FORCE WINDS BRIEFLY TO OCCUR ACROSS THE FAR SW BAY OF CAMPECHE. WINDS AND SEAS WILL THEN SUBSIDE WED...THEN INCREASE AGAIN THU AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE AREA. WINDS AND SEAS WILL THEN SUBSIDE AGAIN SAT AS A 1027 MB HIGH CENTER MOVES INTO THE N GULF. $$ GMZ080-132130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST TUE JAN 13 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT OVERNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT S PORTIONS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT THU NIGHT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 27N AND 4 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. .SAT...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-132130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING S OF 20N W OF 94W... .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 20N W OF 94W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... BRIEFLY INCREASING 30 TO 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT S OF 21N. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...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 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ084-132130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST TUE JAN 13 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF STATIONARY FRONT WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT. S OF STATIONARY FRONT SW TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 25N SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT N OF 27N AND 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL S OF 27N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF 26N IN N SWELL AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT S OF 27N AND 6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N. .SAT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ086-132130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST TUE JAN 13 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF STATIONARY FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. S OF STATIONARY FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. N OF 26N SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N AND 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL S OF 28N. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT S OF 27N AND 5 TO 8 FT N OF 27N. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 25N AND 6 TO 9 FT S OF 25N. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING