000 FZNT24 KNHC 302038 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-310330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST FRI JAN 30 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM SW FLORIDA NEAR 25N81W TO 21N93W TO 18N94W IN THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SE OF AREA LATE TODAY FOLLOWED BY STRONG WINDS...WITH GALE FORCE IN THE SW GULF INTO THIS EVENING. HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF SAT INTO SUN. STRONGER COLD FRONT RAPIDLY MOVES ACROSS THE GULF MON...ACCOMPANIED BY GALE CONDITIONS N OF THE FRONT. WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE TUE INTO WED AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THEN NORTHERN GULF. $$ GMZ080-310330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST FRI JAN 30 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT S OF 28N AND NW 10 TO 15 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N TONIGHT. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING SW LATE. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING NW LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE AND WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED. $$ GMZ082-310330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST FRI JAN 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING S OF 21N W OF 94W... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT S OF 21N W OF 94W EARLY. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT S OF 23N AND TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT...S OF 23N E OF 94W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 23N AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 23N. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT N OF 23N LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND WED...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT WED. $$ GMZ084-310330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST FRI JAN 30 2009 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 28N AND 8 TO 11 FT S OF 28N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 26N...BECOMING 4 TO 6 FT AREA WIDE BY SUN NIGHT. .MON...N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT LATE. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT N OF 25N LATE. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-310330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST FRI JAN 30 2009 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N AND 6 TO 9 FT S OF 28N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS EARLY S OF 24N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT LATE. .TUE AND WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT WED. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN