000 FZNT24 KNHC 260231 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST SUN JAN 25 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. GMZ089-260930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST SUN JAN 25 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK FRONT ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST LIFTS N OF THE AREA OVERNIGHT. RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE NORTH HALF OF THE GULF THROUGH MONDAY. COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST TUE NIGHT AND MOVES TO N FLORIDA TO NE MEXICO MIDDAY WED THEN TO CENTRAL FLORIDA TO 25N95W TO 20N97W EARLY THU. FRONT MOVES NORTH AS A WARM FRONT TO 28N AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE THU. THE FRONT MOVES TO NORTH FLORIDA TO THE MEXICAN COAST NEAR 22N EARLY FRI THEN TO SOUTH FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE FRIDAY AND SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-260930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST SUN JAN 25 2009 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E OF 95W SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILD TO 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E OF FRONT SOUTHERLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT WED. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO NE WINDS 20 KT LATE WED. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO S 10 KT OR LESS SOUTH OF THE WARM FRONT. WINDS SHIFT TO N 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND THE STRONG COLD FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILD TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND STRONG COLD FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. $$ GMZ082-260930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST SUN JAN 25 2009 ..GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI... .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 22N SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT MON AND 4 TO 6 FT TUE. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WINDS 15 KT DIMINISH TO E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EARLY WED BECOME NE TO E 10 KT OR LESS LATE WED EXCEPT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT ALONG THE COAST N OF 21N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...W OF 95W N WINDS 10 KT BECOME E 10 KT LATE. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT LATE. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-260930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST SUN JAN 25 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO 15 KT S OF 26N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING S TO SW TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDE TO 2 TO 4 FT TUE NIGHT. .WED...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SOUTHERLY 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILD TO 7 TO 11 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-260930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST SUN JAN 25 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME S TO SW WINDS 10 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND THU...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT BECOME E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .FRI...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT INCREASE TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT SOUTHERLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THEN W 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN