000 FZNT24 KNHC 062100 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST FRI FEB 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 FRI FEB 06 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE FAR NE GULF WILL SLIDE E OF AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND ALLOWING FOR SLY RETURN FLOW TO INCREASE OVER MUCH OF THE GULF THROUGH TUE AS A SERIES OF LOW PRES SYSTEMS TRACK ACROSS THE CENTRAL U.S. A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY WED AND EXTENDS FROM SE LOUISIANA TO 21N97W BY LATE WED. $$ GMZ080-070330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST FRI FEB 06 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...25 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT W OF COLD FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-070330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST FRI FEB 06 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 24N W OF 95W SAT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 22N W OF 93W SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 9 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ084-070330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST FRI FEB 06 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT... BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT MON. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING S TO SW AND DECREASING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS NW PORTION LATE. $$ GMZ086-070330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST FRI FEB 06 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT FROM 26N TO 28N AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 28N. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT...LOCALLY 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N PART TUE. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 26N. $$ FORECASTER COBB