000 FZNT24 KNHC 100312 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-100930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST MON FEB 09 2009 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 30N 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 EXTEND FROM W CENTRAL FLORIDA TO 24N97W BY LATE SAT. $$ GMZ080-100930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST MON FEB 09 2009 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...LOCALLY 30 KT NEAR COAST TUE NIGHT. SEAS BUILD TO 11 FT TUE NIGHT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT...SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT AND BECOME N 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOME SE LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOME SW LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-100930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST MON FEB 09 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 20N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT FAR NW PORTION TUE NIGHT. SEAS 8 FT...BUILD TO 10 FT FAR NW PORTION TUE NIGHT. .WED...SE OF FRONT S WINDS 20 KT EARLY...DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT...SUBSIDE TO 4 FT LATE. NW OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 10 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-100930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST MON FEB 09 2009 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.ISOLATES SHOWERS N OF 27N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT W OF 88W. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N OF 28N S WINDS 20 KT...BECOME SW 25 KT LATE...THEN SHIFT NW LATE. SEAS TO 9 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S 15 KT...DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOME NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT...BECOME SW 15 TO 20 KT N OF 26N LATE. SEAS 5 FT N OF 26N...AND 3 FT S OF 26N. .SAT...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 KT...BECOME NW 20 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 25N S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-100930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST MON FEB 09 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASE TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS BUILD TO 5 FT TUE NIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT...BECOME VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT S OF 26N AND SW 10 TO 15 KT N OF 26N WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 FT...SUBSIDE TO 3 FT S OF 26N WED NIGHT. .THU...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY...SHIFT SE LATE. SEAS 4 FT S OF 25N...AND 2 FT N OF 25N. .SAT...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 KT...BECOME NW 15 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 25N S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES