000 FZNT24 KNHC 130259 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-130930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 27N82W TO 25N90W TO 18N93W WILL BE REINFORCED LATE TONIGHT REACHING 27N83W TO YUCATAN PENINSULA TUE AFTERNOON AND SE OF AREA TUE NIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRES BUILDS IN WAKE OF FRONT WED AND WED NIGHT...FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER REINFORCING FRONT THAT RAPIDLY MOVES THROUGH THU INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS AREA WIDE THU AND FRI. $$ GMZ080-130930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT THU NIGHT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 27N AND 4 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. .SAT...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-130930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 4 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE SW PART. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT S OF 21N. 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 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ084-130930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING NW TO N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF 26N IN N SWELL AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT S OF 27N AND 6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N. .SAT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ086-130930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...N OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 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 AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE 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 7 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT S OF 27N AND 5 TO 8 FT N OF 27N. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 25N AND 6 TO 9 FT S OF 25N. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING/CANGIALOSI