000 FZNT24 KNHC 100310 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST FRI JAN 09 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. GMZ089-100930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST FRI JAN 09 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE SE CONUS EXTENDS A RIDGE OVER THE GULF. THE RIDGE WILL MOVE EWD FORCED BY COLD FRONT MOVING OFF TEXAS COAST SAT. FRONT WILL REACH FROM 30N84W TO 20N96W SUN MORNING...AND EXTEND FROM 25N81W TO 22N93W TO 18N94W MON MORNING THEN BEGIN TO GRADUALLY DISSIPATE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF WATERS. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT THROUGH WED. $$ GMZ080-100930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST FRI JAN 09 2009 .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N SUN NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT N OF 27N SUN NIGHT. .MON...S OF 27 N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8. N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-100930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST FRI JAN 09 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 25N W OF 95W SUN AND MON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 21N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 21N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING NW AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .SUN...W OF FRONT...N WINDS INCREASING 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W OF FRONT S OF 21N NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-100930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST FRI JAN 09 2009 .TONIGHT AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. $$ GMZ086-100930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST FRI JAN 09 2009 .TONIGHT AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS TO 3 FT ENTIRE AREA. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 2 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR