000 FZNT24 KNHC 290313 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST WED JAN 28 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. GMZ089-290930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST WED JAN 28 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 30N84W TO 19N96W WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST EXTENDING FROM TAMPA BAY TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE THU. THE FRONT WILL THEN BE REINFORCED THU NIGHT AND FRI WITH THE FRONT MOVING SE OF THE AREA LATE FRI. HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL EXTEND ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST BEHIND THE FRONT. RIDGE WILL WEAKEN SUN AS LOW PRESS DEVELOPS OVER SE TEXAS AND MOVES TO NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER EARLY MON WITH A COLD FRONT TO 25N97W. LOW PRES MOVES RAPIDLY ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES MON WITH THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT SWEEPING SE AND EXTENDING FROM THE FL PANHANDLE TO 25N90W TO BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE MON. $$ GMZ080-290930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST WED JAN 28 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON... .TONIGHT AND THU...TONIGHT SE OF FRONT SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT NW OF A LINE FROM 30N90W TO 25N94W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 27N AND 8 TO 10 FT S OF 27N. .FRI NIGHT...S OF 27N E OF 95W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT S OF 28N AND VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 28N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT S OF 27N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT E OF 94W AND SW 15 TO 20 KT W OF 94W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N. .MON...E OF FRONT W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT AND BUILDING. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-290930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST WED JAN 28 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI S OF 22N W OF 95W... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON... .TONIGHT...E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING N 10 KT OR LESS THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE THU AND N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT TO 35 KT S OF 24N W OF 95W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT TO 35 KT S OF 22 W OF 95W. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT E OF 95W AND TO 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE LATE FRI NIGHT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING SE WINDS 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 30 TO 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT. $$ GMZ084-290930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST WED JAN 28 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON N OF 25N... .TONIGHT...SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW WINDS 10 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DURING THU AND INCREASING TO N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...S OF FRONT W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 28N AND 8 TO 11 FT S OF 28N. .SAT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N OF 25N E OF FRONT SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. $$ GMZ086-290930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST WED JAN 28 2009 .TONIGHT...SE OF FRONT S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS THU NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF FRONT W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 15 TO 20 KT DURING SAT AND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT N OF 28N SAT NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT S OF 27N SUBSIDE TO 5 TO 7 FT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N SUBSIDE TO 2 TO 4 FT SAT NIGHT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 25N. $$ FORECASTER LL/COBB