000 FZNT24 KNHC 010307 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST SAT JAN 31 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. GMZ089-010930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST SAT JAN 31 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES MOVES EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH SUN. LOW PRES DEVELOPS SUN NIGHT OVER THE NW GULF AND TRACKS EAST...WITH A TRAILING COLD FRONT CLEARING THROUGH THE SE GULF BY MON NIGHT FOLLOWED BY GALE FORCE WINDS IN THE SW GULF. HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND THE FRONT TUE. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS E GULF WED FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRES THU. $$ GMZ080-010930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST SAT JAN 31 2009 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SHOWERS DEVELOPING. .SUN NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS E PORTION. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT... SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-010930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST SAT JAN 31 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON S OF 24N W OF 94W... .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT LATE...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT S OF 24N W OF 94W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-010930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST SAT JAN 31 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N SUN NIGHT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT N OF 25N LATE. .WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N OF 28N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 28N. $$ GMZ086-010930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST SAT JAN 31 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N OF 25N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN/COBB