000 FZNT24 KNHC 292024 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST THU JAN 29 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. GMZ089-300330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST THU JAN 29 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 28N83W TO 24N91W TO 18N93W GLIDES SE REACHING FROM 26N82W TO 18N95W FRI MORNING. THE SURGES SE OF THE AREA SAT NIGHT...FOLLOWED BY GALE FORCE WINDS OVER THE FAR WESTERN GULF. HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF SAT INTO SUN. LOW PRES TRACKS ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF MON...WITH AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT MOVING SE OF THE GULF BY LATE TUE. $$ GMZ080-300330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST THU JAN 29 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 27N AND 8 TO 10 FT S OF 27N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT S OF 27N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S TO SW 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .MON...E OF FRONT W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. $$ GMZ082-300330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST THU JAN 29 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRI S OF 22N W OF 95W... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON... .TONIGHT...SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT N OF 22N TONIGHT. .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 22N 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 EARLY. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 BECOMING NW TO N 30 TO 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. $$ GMZ084-300330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST THU JAN 29 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON N OF 25N... .TONIGHT...S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 28N AND 8 TO 11 FT S OF 28N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N AND 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N OF 25N E OF FRONT S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO NW 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$ GMZ086-300330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST THU JAN 29 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUE N OF 25N... .TONIGHT...S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. N OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF FRONT W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE SAT. 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 INCREASING 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 SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. .TUE...N OF 25N NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. S OF 25N NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN