000 FZNT24 KNHC 110300 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST SAT JAN 10 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. GMZ089-110930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST SAT JAN 10 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 30N91W TO 23N98W SHOULD REACH FROM 30N85W TO 25N93W TO 20N97W SUN MORNING...FROM 29N83W TO 25N90W TO 21N94W TO 18N94W SUN EVENING AND SLOW DOWN CONSIDERABLY MON...LYING FROM 26N82W TO 24N90W TO 22N94W TO 18N94W MON EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUE MORNING. A SECONDARY COLD FRONT SHOULD PLUNGE INTO THE NW GULF WATERS TUE MORNING AND QUICKLY MERGE WITH THE FIRST FRONT...WITH THE CONSOLIDATED FRONT PUSHING SE OF THE AREA BY TUE EVENING. STRONG HIGH PRES BEHIND THE FRONT OVER THE NW GULF SHOULD QUICKLY SHIFT E...AS A THIRD REINFORCING FRONT REACHES THE FAR NORTHERN GULF WATERS LATE THU. $$ GMZ080-110930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST SAT JAN 10 2009 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT N OF 28N EARLY. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT E OF 93W AND N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT W OF 93W LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 27N LATE. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS AND BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THEN BECOMING N TO NE LATE AND DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 93W. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS THEN BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 28N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 28N LATE. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT THEN NE 20 TO 30 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. $$ GMZ082-110930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING S OF 23N W OF FRONT SUN THROUGH MON... .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT NW OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT NW OF FRONT LATE. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 23N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 15 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT MON EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 23N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT EARLY THEN TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN N TO NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON AFTERNOON THEN 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SE OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...S OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT BY WED EVENING. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. N OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT WED AFTERNOON THEN SE TO S WINDS W OF 95W LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT REBUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. $$ GMZ084-110930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST SAT JAN 10 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINS 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 180 NM N OF FRONT AND 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT WITHIN 180 NM N OF FRONT AND 2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST YUCATAN CHANNEL. N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 28N AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU...S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU AFTERNOON THEN 20 TO 30 KT LATE... HIGHEST N OF FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N OF 28N BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 28N BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-110930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST SAT JAN 10 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT NEAR SHORE. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE. NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON AFTERNOON THEN 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN N TO NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF 83W. .TUE...N OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT S OF 26N AND 10 KT OR LESS N OF 26N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 26N SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT AND 5 TO 8 FT N OF 26N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .THU...S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT THU EVENING THEN INCREASING 20 TO 30 KT N OF NEXT FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT N OF 28N BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN