000 FZNT24 KNHC 050254 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-050930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST SUN JAN 04 2009 .SYNOPSIS...SURFACE FRONT STALLED OVER NW GULF FROM SW LOUISIANA TO S TEXAS THROUGH TUE. FRONT PROGRESSES ACROSS ENTIRE GULF TUE THROUGH WED...EXTENDING FROM S FLORIDA PENINSULA TO YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE WED...FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRESSURE OVER CENTRAL GULF FOR THU AND FRI. $$ GMZ080-050930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST SUN JAN 04 2009 .TONIGHT AND MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON NIGHT...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-050930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST SUN JAN 04 2009 .TONIGHT AND MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... HIGHEST N PART. .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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .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. $$ GMZ084-050930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST SUN JAN 04 2009 .TONIGHT AND MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 28N S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SE OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-050930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST SUN JAN 04 2009 .TONIGHT AND MON...E TO SE 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...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SE OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N. 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 COHEN/CANGIALOSI