000 FZNT24 KNHC 142105 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST WED JAN 14 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. GMZ089-150330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST WED JAN 14 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ALONG THE N GULF COAST WILL WEAKEN AND COLLAPSE THROUGH TONIGHT...AS ANOTHER REINFORCING COLD FRONT EXITS THE E AND SE U.S. AND MOVES INTO THE W ATLC. STRONG HIGH PRES BEHIND THIS FRONT WILL BUILD ACROSS THE REGION THU THROUGH FRI EVENING TO PRODUCE STRONG NE WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. THE HIGH WILL THEN SLIDE INTO THE N GULF EARLY SUN...WITH YET ANOTHER COLD FRONT FORECAST TO SINK INTO THE NW GULF SUN AFTERNOON AND REACH W CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE UPPER MEXICAN COAST ON MONDAY. $$ GMZ080-150330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST WED JAN 14 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...E OF 92W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 92W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E OF 93W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT W OF 94W. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT BY THU NIGHT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 27N AND 5 TO 8 FT N OF 27N. .SAT...WINDS BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-150330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST WED JAN 14 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 22N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL AND SUBSIDING. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 4 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING N OF 22N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT N OF 22N AND 3 FT OR LESS S OF 22N. $$ GMZ084-150330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST WED JAN 14 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 26N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT. N OF 27N SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT...S OF 27N SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT N OF 25N. N OF 26N SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 26N SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL...AND SUBSIDING LATE. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT N OF 25N. SEAS SUBSIDING 6 TO 9 FT...N OF 25N SEAS SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S OF 26N...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF FRONT W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-150330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST WED JAN 14 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N AND 5 TO 6 FT S OF 27N. .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 AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 10 TO 13 FT SW SECTIONS. .SAT...NE WINDS DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N AND 7 TO 10 FT S OF 26N. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS LATE. .MON...S OF FRONT W TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING