000 FZNT24 KNHC 242132 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST SAT JAN 24 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. GMZ089-250330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST SAT JAN 24 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI TO NEAR THE UNITED STATES MEXICO BORDER WILL MOVE TO NORTH FLORIDA TO NORTHEAST MEXICO SUNDAY. THE FRONT WILL WEAKENS AND LIFT N OF THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT. RIDGE WILL BE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH WED. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST WED NIGHT AND MOVE TO NORTH FLORIDA TO THE COAST OF MEXICO NEAR 25N LATE THU. $$ GMZ080-250330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST SAT JAN 24 2009 .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING N TO NE 15 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF 94W SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 92W. .TUE AND WED...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NE BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING THU NIGHT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-250330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST SAT JAN 24 2009 .TONIGHT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT MON AND TUE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT TUE. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E WINDS 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-250330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST SAT JAN 24 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS SHIFTING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING SE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT TUE AND S WINDS 15 KT WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TUE AND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW 15 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SOUTHERLY 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-250330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST SAT JAN 24 2009 .TONIGHT AND SUN...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS... SHIFTING NE WINDS 10 KT N OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N W 10 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SOUTHERLY WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER LL