000 FZNT24 KNHC 032102 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-040330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST TUE FEB 03 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE NW GULF WEAKENS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF TONIGHT AND WED. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO S TEXAS BY LATE WED...AND BE SE OF THE AREA BY THU MORNING. HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT E ACROSS THE N GULF FRI AND SAT BEHIND THE FRONT...ALLOWING SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO INCREASE OVER THE WESTERN GULF. $$ GMZ080-040330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST TUE FEB 03 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE N OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ082-040330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST TUE FEB 03 2009 .TONIGHT ...S OF 22N E OF 95W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 21N 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 AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT N OF 24N W OF 95W SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 20N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N. .SUN...N OF 23N W OF 94W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-040330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST TUE FEB 03 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT ENTIRE AREA. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ086-040330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST TUE FEB 03 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 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 AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...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 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT SUN IN E SWELL. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN