000 FZNT24 KNHC 012010 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST SUN FEB 01 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. GMZ089-020330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST SUN FEB 01 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WEAKENS AND SHIFTS E THIS EVENING...AS WEAK LOW PRES DEVELOPS OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF EARLY MON. A TRAILING COLD FRONT PUSHES OFF THE TEXAS COAST MON MORNING AS THE LOW LIFTS NE OF THE AREA. THE FRONT CLEARS THE SE GULF BY MON NIGHT FOLLOWED BY GALE FORCE WINDS IN THE SW GULF. HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE NW GULF TUE. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE E GULF WED FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRES OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THU...SHIFTING INTO THE E ATLC BY FRI. $$ GMZ080-020330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST SUN FEB 01 2009 .TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW BEHIND THE FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS TSTMS LATE. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS BY TUE NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT... SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-020330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST SUN FEB 01 2009 ...GALE WARNING S OF 24N W OF 95W... .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. 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 95W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT N OF 23N W OF 95W. 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. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-020330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST SUN FEB 01 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS LATE. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF 26N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS S OF 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N AND 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL S OF 28N. .THU AND FRI...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE TO S FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING E TO SE FRI. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-020330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST SUN FEB 01 2009 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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. .TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU AND FRI...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