000 FZNT24 KNHC 042120 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST SUN JAN 04 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. GMZ089-050330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST SUN JAN 04 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE FRONT WILL STALL FROM SE LOUISIANA TO S TEXAS MON AND MON NIGHT. THE FRONT BECOMES REINFORCED ON TUE AND MOVES TO 30N90W TO 20N96W LATE TUE...FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WED...AND SE OF THE AREA THU. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE GULF BEHIND THE FRONT THU AND FRI. $$ GMZ080-050330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST SUN JAN 04 2009 .TONIGHT AND MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON NIGHT...SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 28N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 28N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N OF 28N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-050330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST SUN JAN 04 2009 .TONIGHT AND MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 22N AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 22N. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST N PART. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-050330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST SUN JAN 04 2009 .TONIGHT AND MON...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOMING W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 28N S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED...N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 25N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-050330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST SUN JAN 04 2009 .TONIGHT AND MON...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER CAB