000 FZNT24 KNHC 120245 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST WED FEB 11 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. GMZ089-120930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST WED FEB 11 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES ACROSS THE EXTREME NW GULF TONIGHT BEHIND A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM PENSACOLA FLORIDA TO 23N96W TO VERA CRUZ MEXICO. FRONT WILL REMAIN ANCHORED IN THE SW GULF WHILE THE N PORTION MOVES SE AND EXTENDS TO THE FLORIDA BIG BEND EARLY THU...THEN LIFTS SLOWLY N AS WARM FRONT LATE THU THROUGH FRI. ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS/LOUISIANA COAST EARLY SAT AND EXTEND FROM THE FL PANHANDLE TO S TEXAS BY LATE SAT. THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO BECOME STATIONARY ALONG 27N SUN AND SLIDE SWD TO ALONG 26N MON WITH INCREASING NE TO E WINDS N OF THE FRONT AND W OF 85W SUN INTO MON. $$ GMZ080-120930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST WED FEB 11 2009 .TONIGHT AND THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE THU. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 5 FT THU. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS W PART. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE 15 KT N OF FRONT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N. .MON...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N. $$ GMZ082-120930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST WED FEB 11 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. W OF FRONT S OF 22N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT LATE. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR 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. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT FRI AND FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR N PORTION. $$ GMZ084-120930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST WED FEB 11 2009 .TONIGHT AND THU...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... BECOMING NE TO E 15 KT THU. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT N OF 25N LATE FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF 25N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 15 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N. $$ GMZ086-120930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST WED FEB 11 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...SE 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. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF 25N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 10 TO 15 KT N OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING