000 FZNT24 KNHC 280900 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST SAT FEB 28 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. GMZ089-281530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST SAT FEB 28 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 22N98W THIS EVENING AND FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA SUN AND E OF THE AREA SUN NIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDS E ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. $$ GMZ080-281530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST SAT FEB 28 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW TO N AND INCREASING 20 TO 30 KT W OF THE FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .MON...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 95W N TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-281530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING W OF 95W TONIGHT AND SUN... .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT W FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 8 TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT EARLY DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-281530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST SAT FEB 28 2009 .TODAY...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. .T0NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 25N. .WED...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-281530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST SAT FEB 28 2009 .TODAY...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO NEAR GALE FORCE N OF 27N SUN. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. S OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND STRONG TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TUE AND WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 26N AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 26N. $$ FORECASTER DGS