000 FZNT24 KNHC 051441 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST THU FEB 05 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. GMZ089-052130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST THU FEB 05 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESS OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA TONIGHT WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL STRENGTHENING FROM LATE FRI THROUGH MON. $$ GMZ080-052130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST THU FEB 05 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT W OF 95W TONIGHT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ082-052130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST THU FEB 05 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 22N E OF 94W E TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT N OF 24N W OF 95W SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT S OF 20N. .SUN AND MON...N OF 22N W OF 93W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ084-052130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST THU FEB 05 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING NE TO E AND DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS GRADUALLY SUBSIDING 5 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ086-052130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST THU FEB 05 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS GRADUALLY SUBSIDING 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT S OF 24N W OF 83W. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT AND SUBSIDING LATE. .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 EXCEPT TO 25 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT SUN IN E SWELL. .MON...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N AND 6 TO 9 FT S OF 26N. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING/COBB