000 FZNT24 KNHC 192114 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST MON JAN 19 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. GMZ089-200330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST MON JAN 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL MOVE SE OF THE AREA EARLY TONIGHT. A SECOND FAST MOVING COLD FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL MOVE SE OF THE AREA AROUND SUNSET TUE. A RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS IN WAKE OF THE SECOND FRONT THROUGH FRI. THE NEXT COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS SAT. $$ GMZ080-200330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST MON JAN 19 2009 .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N LATE TONIGHT. E OF 93W SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT TONIGHT. W OF 93W SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT LATE TONIGHT. .TUE...W OF 94W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W OF 94W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT THU NIGHT. .SAT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SE OF FRONT S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ082-200330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST MON JAN 19 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 22N E OF 93W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT FAR NW WATERS THU NIGHT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ GMZ084-200330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST MON JAN 19 2009 .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING 9 TO 13 FT CENTRAL WATERS LATE TONIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT WED NIGHT. N OF 26N SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT WED NIGHT. S OF 26N SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WED NIGHT. .THU...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ086-200330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST MON JAN 19 2009 .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 8 TO 13 FT CENTRAL PART TONIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS S PART TUE. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT N OF 27N. .THU AND FRI...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S FRI. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE THU NIGHT AND FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. A FEW SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON