000 FZNT24 KNHC 180304 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-180930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST SAT JAN 17 2009 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE OVER THE NORTH GULF WILL DRIFT SOUTHEAST AND WEAKEN TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE NW GULF EARLY SUNDAY AND TO A LINE FROM NORTH FLORIDA THE MEXICAN COAST NEAR 24N LATE SUN AND THEN MOVE SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA LATE MON. A SECOND FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE NORTH GULF MONDAY AND MOVE RAPIDLY SOUTHEAST TO SE OF THE AREA LATE WED. HIGH PRES OVER TEXAS EARLY WED WILL MOVE EAST TO NORTH FLORIDA THU. TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER TEXAS THU. $$ GMZ080-180930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST SAT JAN 17 2009 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT E OF 95W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT E OF 95W MON NIGHT. .TUE...E OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO N WINDS 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. W OF 93W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE WINDS 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. $$ GMZ082-180930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST SAT JAN 17 2009 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISH TO SOUTHERLY WINDS 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N OF 22N E OF 93W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 95W AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 95W. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO S WINDS 20 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-180930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST SAT JAN 17 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N WINDS 10 KT LATE SUN AND NW 10 KT LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 INCREASING TO W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NW WINDS 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO N WINDS 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-180930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST SAT JAN 17 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO W 20 KT W OF FRONT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...W TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER LL