000 FZNT24 KNHC 030856 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST TUE FEB 03 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. GMZ089-031530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST TUE FEB 03 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM JUST N OF TAMPA BAY EXTENDING SW TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL MOVE SE AND EXIT THE GULF BY MIDDAY TODAY. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS ALL BUT NW GULF TODAY BEHIND FRONT...WITH GALE FORCE WINDS OFF THE MEXICAN COAST IN THE SW GULF SUBSIDING LATER THIS MORNING. HIGH PRES WILL MOVE OVER THE NW GULF LATER TODAY. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE E GULF WED...EXTENDING FROM YUCATAN CHANNEL TO S TEXAS BY THU MORNING. HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT E ACROSS THE N GULF FRI AND SAT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO INCREASE OVER THE WESTERN GULF BY FRI INTO SAT. $$ GMZ080-031530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST TUE FEB 03 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-031530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST TUE FEB 03 2009 ...GALE WARNING S OF 23N W OF 95W... .TODAY...S OF 23N W OF 95W N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EARLY GRADUALLY DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT AND SUBSIDING LATE. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .TONIGHT ...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .WED THROUGH THU...S OF 20N E OF 95W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE 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. .SAT...N OF 22N W OF 95W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-031530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST TUE FEB 03 2009 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY...BECOMING N AND DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. EXCEPT N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL AND BEGINNING TO SUBSIDE LATE. .TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT ENTIRE AREA. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 25N. $$ GMZ086-031530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST TUE FEB 03 2009 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY BECOMING N 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .THU...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING