000 FZNT24 KNHC 022126 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST MON FEB 02 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. GMZ089-030330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST MON FEB 02 2009 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES 1011 MB NEAR 28N85W SHIFTS NE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE WESTERN GULF. THE FRONT EXTENDS FROM W CENTRAL FLORIDA TO SW BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 19N96W BY THIS EVENING...AND CLEARS SE OF THE GULF OVERNIGHT. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS FOLLOW THE FRONT...REACHING GALE FORCE OFF THE MEXICAN COAST IN THE SW GULF. HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN GULF TUE. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE E GULF WED...EXTENDING FROM NE YUCATAN TO S TEXAS BY THU MORNING. HIGH PRES OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THU BEHIND THE FRONT...SHIFTING E INTO THE W ATLC BY FRI. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW INCREASES OVER THE WESTERN GULF BY FRI INTO SAT. $$ GMZ080-030330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST MON FEB 02 2009 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W LATE THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-030330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST MON FEB 02 2009 ...GALE WARNING S OF 24N W OF 93W... .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT S OF 24N W OF 93W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT AND TO 11 FT S OF 24N AND W OF 93W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE...S OF 22N NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 22N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT ...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...S OF 20N E OF 95W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N OF 22N W OF 95W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-030330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST MON FEB 02 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE...N OF 25N N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT ENTIRE AREA. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-030330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST MON FEB 02 2009 .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN