000 FZNT24 KNHC 130859 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST TUE JAN 13 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. GMZ089-131530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST TUE JAN 13 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 27N82W TO 25N90W TO 18N93W IS REINFORCED LATER THIS MORNING BY A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH EAST TEXAS. THE COMBINED FRONTS PUSH THROUGH THE GULF BY THIS AFTERNOON...FOLLOWED BY STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW REACHING GALE FORCE BRIEFLY OVER THE FAR SW BAY OF CAMPECHE. WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE THROUGH WED...THEN INCREASE AGAIN INTO FRI AS A STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE AREA...BEFORE SUBSIDING AGAIN SAT. $$ GMZ080-131530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST TUE JAN 13 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT THU NIGHT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 27N AND 4 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. .SAT...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-131530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING S OF 20N W OF 94W... .TODAY...S OF 20N W OF 94W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...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 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 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. $$ GMZ084-131530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST TUE JAN 13 2009 .TODAY...N OF STATIONARY FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. S OF STATIONARY FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N AND 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL S OF 27N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF 26N IN N SWELL AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT S OF 27N AND 6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N. .SAT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ086-131530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST TUE JAN 13 2009 .TODAY...N OF STATIONARY FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF STATIONARY FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 IN N SWELL S OF 28N. .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 CHRISTENSEN