000 FZNT24 KNHC 071525 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST WED JAN 07 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. GMZ089-072130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST WED JAN 07 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND SW TO NEAR VERACRUZ MEXICO LATE THIS MORNING EXPECTED TO REACH S FLORIDA TO YUCATAN CHANNEL THIS EVENING...AND THEN MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL CUBA TO THE N YUCATAN PENINSULA BY THU NIGHT...THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH FRI. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GULF W OF THE FRONT THEN MOVE E AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE TEXAS COAST EARLY SAT...EXPECTED TO REACH FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 23N97W SAT AFTERNOON AND FROM SW FLORIDA TO 24N95W TO 19N95W SUN. $$ GMZ080-072130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST WED JAN 07 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...E OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT AND SUBSIDING LATE. W OF 93W WINDS BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT AND SUBSIDING. .TONIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS SUBSIDING 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT SEAS SUBSIDING 4 TO 5 FT EXTREME SE PORTIONS. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ALONG FRONT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-072130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST WED JAN 07 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING NE TO E AND GRADUALLY DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 4 TO 5 FT E HALF...AND 2 TO 3 FT W HALF. .THU THROUGH SAT...SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-072130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST WED JAN 07 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 26N W OF FRONT...WINDS SHIFTING NW TO N 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING 3 TO 4 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .TONIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-072130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST WED JAN 07 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT AND N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT AND DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. W OF FRONT S OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT AND DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT S OF 23N SEAS 3 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT AND SUBSIDING LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING