000 FZNT24 KNHC 132054 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-140330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST TUE JAN 13 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM W CENTRAL FLORIDA NEAR TAMPA BAY TO 24N85W TO PROGRESO MEXICO IS BEING REINFORCED THIS AFTERNOON BY A DRY COLD FRONT SWEEPING QUICKLY INTO THE CENTRAL AND SW GULF. THESE MERGED FRONTS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE QUICKLY INTO THE EXTREME SE GULF AND NW CARIBBEAN BY EARLY EVENING...FOLLOWED BY STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW...WITH GALE FORCE WINDS BRIEFLY TO OCCUR ACROSS THE FAR SW BAY OF CAMPECHE. WINDS AND SEAS WILL THEN SUBSIDE WED...THEN INCREASE AGAIN THU AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE AREA. WINDS AND SEAS WILL THEN SUBSIDE AGAIN SAT AS A 1027 MB HIGH CENTER MOVES INTO THE N GULF. $$ GMZ080-140330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST TUE JAN 13 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT THEN SUBSIDING LATE. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT THU NIGHT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 27N AND 4 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. .SAT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-140330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING S OF 20N W OF 94W... .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 20N W OF 94W N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 9 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 AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT W OF 93W AND 9 TO 11 FT E OF 93W. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 7 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-140330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST TUE JAN 13 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF FRONT...N WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT. S OF FRONT SW TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 25N SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT N OF 27N AND 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL S OF 27N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF 26N IN N SWELL AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT. N OF 25N SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT...S OF 25N SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT N OF 25N AND 20 TO 25 KT S OF 25N. N OF 25N SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. S OF 25N SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL...AND SUBSIDING LATE. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT N OF 25N. SEAS SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT N OF 25N SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...S OF 25N...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-140330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST TUE JAN 13 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. S OF FRONT SW TO S WINDS 15 KT. N OF 26N SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N AND 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL S OF 28N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT S OF 27N AND 5 TO 8 FT N OF 27N. .SAT...NE WINDS DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 25N AND 6 TO 9 FT S OF 25N. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. EXCEPT N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING