000 FZNT24 KNHC 092131 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST MON FEB 09 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. GMZ089-100330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST MON FEB 09 2009 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 30N WILL MOVE E OF AREA THROUGH TUE AS COLD FRONT MOVES OFF TEXAS COAST BY WED MORNING. FRONT QUICKLY WEAKEN FROM N FLORIDA TO SW BAY OF CAMPECHE BY EARLY THU...THEN LIFT N AS WARM FRONT LATE THU AND FRI. ANOTHER COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO REACH E TEXAS COAST LATE FRI AND RAPIDLY MOVE SE AND EXTENDS FROM W CENTRAL FLORIDA TO 24N97W BY LATE SAT. $$ GMZ080-100330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST MON FEB 09 2009 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BRIEFLY 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS W OF 95W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...LOCALLY 30 KT NEAR TEXAS COAST TUE NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT TUE NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NW PART MAINLY NEAR THE COAST TUE NIGHT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND THE FRONT AND BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE THU. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS W PART. .SAT...W TO NW WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT NW OF FRONT...THEN BECOMING NE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-100330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST MON FEB 09 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 20N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT FAR NW PORTION TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT... BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT FAR NW PORTION TUE NIGHT. .WED...SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON AND TO NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 T0 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL LATE. NW OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N W OF 95W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 20N AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 20N. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 KT N OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT S OF FRONT AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ084-100330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST MON FEB 09 2009 .TONIGHT...SW OF LINE FROM 30N89W TO 27N85W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT W OF 88W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST N OF 27N. .WED...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 20 KT...BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT... THEN SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N SE TO 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT...BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT N OF 25N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. .SAT...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 20 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. SEAS 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-100330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST MON FEB 09 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST STRAITS OF FL. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT TUE NIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT... BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT S OF 26N AND SW 10 TO 15 KT N OF 26N WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT S OF 26N WED NIGHT. .THU...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI...E TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY...BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 25N...AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 25N. .SAT...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 20 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. SEAS 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER COBB