000 FZNT24 KNHC 120243 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST SUN JAN 11 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. GMZ089-120930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST SUN JAN 11 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 29N83W TO 25N90W TO 19N95W WILL STALL FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO 25N90W TO 18N94W MON THEN BECOME REINFORCED MON NIGHT...PUSHING THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA TUE. GALE FORCE WINDS END MON AND WINDS QUICKLY DIMINISH WED AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE N WATERS. STRONG COLD FRONT RAPIDLY MOVES THROUGH GULF THU INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS AREA WIDE. $$ GMZ080-120930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST SUN JAN 11 2009 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 27N E OF 92W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 27N AND 4 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. $$ GMZ082-120930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST SUN JAN 11 2009 ...GALE WARNING S OF 24N W OF 94W... .TONIGHT...S OF 24N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT BY EVENING. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE SW PART. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .WED...E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ084-120930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST SUN JAN 11 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 26N IN N SWELL AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$ GMZ086-120930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST SUN JAN 11 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...N OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 28N IN N SWELL. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. $$ FORECASTER CANGIALOSI