000 FZNT24 KNHC 050914 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST MON JAN 05 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. GMZ089-051530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST MON JAN 05 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM SW LOUISIANA TO S TEXAS WILL STALL THROUGH TUE. THE FRONT WILL THEN MOVE RAPIDLY TO S FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WED THE E OF THE AREA THU. HIGH PRES BUILDS THU AND FRI. $$ GMZ080-051530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST MON JAN 05 2009 .TODAY...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-051530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST MON JAN 05 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .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 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED...E 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 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 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. $$ GMZ084-051530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST MON JAN 05 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 28N S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SE OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT N OF 25N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-051530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST MON JAN 05 2009 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...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 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF 26N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS 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 DGS