000 FZNT24 KNHC 122105 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST MON JAN 12 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. GMZ089-130330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 27N82W TO NEAR 25N90W THEN SOUTH SOUTHWEST TO 18N93W...HAS STALLED AND BEGUN TO DRIFT NORTHWARD THROUGH THIS EVENING...AND THEN SHIFT EAST SOUTHEASTWARD TONIGHT AND EXTEND FROM THE NE GULF TO NEAR 21N90W BY TUE MORNING. THIS WILL BE REINFORCED TUE BY SECOND COLD FRONT...THAT WILL PUSH QUICKLY ACROSS THE NW GULF EARLY TUE MORNING AND MERGE WITH THE FIRST FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS TO THE EXTREME W CARIBBEAN BY TUESDAY EVENING. A THIRD COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE AREA LATE THU INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS AREA WIDE. $$ GMZ080-130330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N WINDS AND INCREASING 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT THU NIGHT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT BECOMING SEAS 8 FT S OF 26N W OF 94W...SEAS FROM 4 TO 6 FT FROM 26N TO 28N...AND SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 28N. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-130330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF 92W N WINDS DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 92W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...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. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ084-130330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 26N IN N SWELL AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEA 4 TO 5 FT N OF 25N AND 7 TO 8 FT S OF 25 N. $$ GMZ086-130330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT LESS THAN 3 FT S OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...N OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW 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. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 25N AND 78 TO 10 FT S OF 25N. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING