000 FZNT24 KNHC 172106 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST SAT JAN 17 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. GMZ089-180330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST SAT JAN 17 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE SE UNITED STATES WILL SHIFT E ALLOWING A COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS AROUND SUNRISE SUN...AND REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE SUNSET SUN...THEN MOVE SE OF THE AREA LATE MON. A SECOND REINFORCING FRONT WILL ENTER THE N GULF TUE AND RACE SE OF AREA LATE WED. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETS THU IN ADVANCE OF A THIRD COLD FRONT FRI. $$ GMZ080-180330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST SAT JAN 17 2009 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT BRIEFLY LATE TONIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 94W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-180330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST SAT JAN 17 2009 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N OF 22N E OF 93W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-180330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST SAT JAN 17 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N SW WINDS 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20 KT BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-180330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST SAT JAN 17 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT SHIFTING TO NW 20 KT BEHIND FRONT OVER WATERS N OF 25N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS SOUTHERN WATERS. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE WINDS 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON