000 FZNT24 KNHC 012041 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST THU JAN 01 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. GMZ089-020330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST THU JAN 01 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO THE CENTRAL GULF WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. S WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF NEXT COLD FRONT WHICH IS EXPECTED TO STALL OVER THE NW WATERS AND SUN. THE FRONT BECOMES REINFORCED LATE MON AND REACHES A LINE FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NORTHEAST MEXICO EARLY TUESDAY AND N FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE TUESDAY. $$ GMZ080-020330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST THU JAN 01 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 93W FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT W OF 93W FRI NIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 KT W OF FRONT LATE SUN. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ082-020330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST THU JAN 01 2009 .TONIGHT AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N AND 4 TO 7 FT N OF 21N. .TUE...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. $$ GMZ084-020330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST THU JAN 01 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N WATERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR COAST. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO OCCASIONALLY 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N WATERS. .MON AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO S 20 TO 30 KT TUE SHIFTING TO W 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND THE FRONT TUE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ086-020330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST THU JAN 01 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 28N. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ FORECASTER LL