000 FZNT24 KNHC 300920 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST FRI JAN 30 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. GMZ089-301530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST FRI JAN 30 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM SW FLORIDA TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL MOVE SE OF AREA LATE TODAY FOLLOWED BY STRONG WINDS...WITH GALE FORCE WINDS IN THE SW GULF TODAY AND TONIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF SAT INTO SUN. STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE GULF MON...ACCOMPANIED BY GALE CONDITIONS N OF THE FRONT. $$ GMZ080-301530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST FRI JAN 30 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT S OF 28N AND 10 TO 15 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N TONIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT S OF 27N AND 1 TO 3 FT N OF 27N. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S TO SW 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .MON...E OF FRONT W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING 4 TO 7 FT LATE. $$ GMZ082-301530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST FRI JAN 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING S OF 24N W OF 94W... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON... .TODAY...SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT S OF 24N W OF 95W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT S OF 22N W OF 94W EARLY. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 35 KT. 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. $$ GMZ084-301530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST FRI JAN 30 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON AND TUE N OF 25N... .TODAY...S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 28N AND 8 TO 11 FT S OF 28N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 26N. .MON...N OF 25N E OF FRONT S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT LATE. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT N OF 25N. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. $$ GMZ086-301530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST FRI JAN 30 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUE N OF 25N... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF FRONT W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT NIGHT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SW TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. .TUE...N OF 25N NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. S OF 25N NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER COHEN