000 FZNT24 KNHC 301516 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST FRI JAN 30 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. GMZ089-302130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST FRI JAN 30 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM SW FLORIDA NEAR 27N82W TO 22N94W TO 19N96W IN THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SE OF AREA LATE TODAY FOLLOWED BY STRONG WINDS...REACHING GALE FORCE IN THE SW GULF LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF SAT INTO SUN. STRONGER COLD FRONT RAPIDLY MOVES ACROSS THE GULF MON...ACCOMPANIED BY GALE CONDITIONS N OF THE FRONT. $$ GMZ080-302130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST FRI JAN 30 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT S OF 28N AND NW 10 TO 15 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N TONIGHT. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. $$ GMZ082-302130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST FRI JAN 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING S OF 24N W OF 94W... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON... .THIS AFTERNOON...SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT S OF 24N W OF 95W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT S OF 22N W OF 94W EARLY. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT S OF 23N AND TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT...S OF 23N E OF 94W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 23N AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 23N. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT N OF 23N LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. $$ GMZ084-302130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST FRI JAN 30 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 28N AND 8 TO 11 FT S OF 28N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 26N. .MON...N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT LATE. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. $$ GMZ086-302130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST FRI JAN 30 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF FRONT W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N AND 6 TO 9 FT S OF 28N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT LATE. .TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER COHEN/CHRISTENSEN