000 FZNT24 KNHC 070256 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST TUE JAN 06 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. GMZ089-070930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST TUE JAN 06 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 30N89W THROUGH 25N93W TO 22N98W TONIGHT MOVES TO 30N85W THROUGH 22N90W TO 19N96W WED MORNING AND TO 26N81W TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL BY WED EVENING. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GULF WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI. A SECOND COLD FRONT IS FORECAST PUSH OFF THE TEXAS COAST SAT AFTERNOON...LYING FROM 29N91W TO 26N98W SAT EVENING AND BECOMING STATIONARY FROM 29N83W TO LOW PRES NEAR 26N93W TO 19N95W SUN EVENING. $$ GMZ080-070930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST TUE JAN 06 2009 .TONIGHT...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT N OF 28N. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF 94W LATE. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI NIGHT. .SAT...SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT E OF 95W AND N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-070930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST TUE JAN 06 2009 .TONIGHT AND WED...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW S OF 22N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT S OF 23N. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 21N W OF 92W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT WED AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-070930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST TUE JAN 06 2009 .TONIGHT AND WED...N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM W OF FRONT N OF 26N. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT N OF 26N AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED NIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-070930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST TUE JAN 06 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 28N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 28N. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT N OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN/SCHAUER CLARK