000 FZNT24 KNHC 080305 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM 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. GMZ089-080930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST WED JAN 07 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM THE SOUTHERN STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL SHOULD MOVE JUST SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA TONIGHT AND THU. HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH FRI...AHEAD OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST BY SAT MORNING. THE FRONT STRETCHES FROM 30N85W TO 20N97W SAT EVENING...26N81W TO THE CENTRAL YUCATAN SUN MORNING...AND THEN SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA LATER SUN. A BRIEF PERIOD OF GALE CONDITIONS IS EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT OVER THE SOUTHWEST GULF LATE SAT AND EARLY SUN. WEAK HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL STATES MON. $$ GMZ080-080930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST WED JAN 07 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 27N E OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT... W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 93W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-080930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST WED JAN 07 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 24N W OF 95W SAT NIGHT AND EARLY SUN... .TONIGHT AND THU...N OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 21N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N. .SAT AND SUN...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT S OF 24N W OF 95W SAT NIGHT AND EARLY SUN THEN BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT N OF 23N AND 20 TO 25 KT S OF 23N SUN. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT S OF 24N W OF 95W. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL N OF 23N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 23N SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-080930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST WED JAN 07 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AREA WIDE LATE. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 24N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT ENTIRE AREA. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .MON...N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N OF 25N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N. $$ GMZ086-080930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST WED JAN 07 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW TO W N OF 28N AND N TO NE S OF 28N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 27N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 25N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 25N. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN