000 FZNT24 KNHC 072040 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST SAT FEB 07 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. GMZ089-080330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST SAT FEB 07 2009 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 30N SLIDES E OF THE AREA BY TUE WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW INCREASING. NEXT COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY WED...AND EXTENDS FROM SE LOUISIANA TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE WED FOLLOWED BY FRESH TO STRONG WINDS NEAR COAST OF MEXICO. FRONT STALLS ALONG 27N LATE THU. $$ GMZ080-080330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST SAT FEB 07 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...INCREASING TO 7 TO 9 FT SUN NIGHT. .MON AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-080330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST SAT FEB 07 2009 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT N OF 24N W OF 96W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT N OF 24N W OF 96W. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 22N W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS W OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW 15 KT NEAR COAST OF MEXICO. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-080330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST SAT FEB 07 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST S PORTION. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT MON. N OF 28N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING S TO SW AND DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT...THEN SHIFTING TO NW 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION NEAR FRONT LATE. .THU...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-080330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST SAT FEB 07 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...8 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N PART TUE. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N. .THU...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER COBB