000 FZNT24 KNHC 082121 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST SUN FEB 08 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. GMZ089-090330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST SUN FEB 08 2009 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 30N WILL SLIDE E OF AREA THROUGH TUE IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY WED. THE FRONT WILL EXTENDS FROM SE LOUISIANA TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE WED FOLLOWED BY A BRIEF PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS NEAR COAST OF MEXICO. FRONT BECOMES STATIONARY FROM NE FL TO THE FAR W GULF EARLY THU AND MOVES N OF AREA LATE THU. NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES OFF TEXAS COAST EARLY FRI AND EXTENDS FROM S LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO BY LATE FRI. $$ GMZ080-090330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST SUN FEB 08 2009 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT...LOCALLY 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT LATE. .MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT AND TO NE 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-090330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST SUN FEB 08 2009 .TONIGHT AND MON...N OF 22N SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... EXCEPT TO 25 KT FAR NW PORTION. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT WITH BRIEF HIGHER GUSTS W OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT...EXCEPT NW 15 TO 20 KT EARLY NEAR COAST OF MEXICO. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 25 KT NW OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT NW OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ084-090330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST SUN FEB 08 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 28N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING S TO SW AND DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT...THEN SHIFTING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION NEAR FRONT LATE. .THU...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT...MOVING N OF AREA. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW AND INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT N OF 25N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT N OF 28N. $$ GMZ086-090330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST SUN FEB 08 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...AND TO 9 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N OF FRONT VARIABLE NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING SW AND INCREASING TO 15 KT N OF 25N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING 4 TO 5 FT N OF 28N. $$ FORECASTER COBB