000 FZNT24 KNHC 090853 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST MON FEB 09 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. GMZ089-091530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST MON FEB 09 2009 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 30N WILL MOVE E OF AREA THROUGH TUE AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF TEXAS COAST EARLY WED. FRONT WILL QUICKLY WEAKEN FROM N FLORIDA TO SW BAY OF CAMPECHE BY EARLY THU...THEN LIFT N AS WARM FRONT LATE THU AND FRI. ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH E TEXAS COAST LATE FRI. $$ GMZ080-091530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST MON FEB 09 2009 .TODAY...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT ...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT TUE. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR W PART MAINLY NEAR THE COAST TUE AND TUE NIGHT. .WED...WINDS BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE S PART LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS W PART. $$ GMZ082-091530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST MON FEB 09 2009 .TODAY...N OF 21N W OF 94W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 20N SE TO S WINDS 20 KT... EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT W OF 94W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON AND TO NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT BY EARLY EVENING. SEAS 6 T0 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL LATE. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N W OF 95W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 20N AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 20N. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT N OF 21N... AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 21N. $$ GMZ084-091530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST MON FEB 09 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SW OF LINE FROM 30N89W TO 27N85W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT... HIGHEST S OF 26N. .WED...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 20 KT...SHIFTING TO SW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N SE TO 15 TO 20 KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT. .THU...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT...BECOMING S TO SW N OF 25N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. $$ GMZ086-091530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST MON FEB 09 2009 .TODAY...S OF 25N E WINDS 20 KT...INCREASING TO E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST STRAITS OF FL. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT TUE NIGHT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT S OF 26N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT S OF 26N LATE. .THU...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI...E TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY...BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 25N...AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 25N. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE