000 FZNT24 KNHC 020923 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST MON FEB 02 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. GMZ089-021530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST MON FEB 02 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE INTO NE GULF WILL WEAKEN AND SHIFT E THROUGH THIS EVENING...AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS ACROSS THE N CENTRAL GULF TODAY IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT. COLD FRONT ACROSS E/SE TEXAS EARLY WILL PUSH OFF THE TEXAS COAST THIS MORNING AS THE LOW SHIFTS E ALONG 28N...WITH FRONT SWEEPING ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF...AND CLEARING THE SE GULF BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...WITH GALE FORCE WINDS ACROSS THE MEXICAN COAST AND SW GULF. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE NW GULF TUE. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE NE AND E GULF WED FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRES OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THU...SHIFTING E INTO THE W ATLC BY FRI. $$ GMZ080-021530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST MON FEB 02 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N AND DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS BY TUE NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-021530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST MON FEB 02 2009 ...GALE WARNING S OF 24N W OF 95W... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NW OF FRONT NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT S OF 24N W OF 95W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING NW OF FRONT 7 TO 10 FT AND TO 11 FT S OF 24N AND W OF 95W.. 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. $$ GMZ084-021530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST MON FEB 02 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM SE OF LOW...BECOMING NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT NW OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF 26N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS S OF 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .WED...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N...BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT LATE. S OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .THU AND FRI...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE TO S FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING E TO SE FRI. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-021530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST MON FEB 02 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT SHIFTING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT NW OF FRONT. EXCEPT W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM SE OF LOW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FEET NW OF FRONT. 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...N OF 25N 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS...BECOMING N TO NE 20 KT LATE. S OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT ENTIRE AREA. .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 STRIPLING