000 FZNT24 KNHC 100853 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST TUE TUE FEB 10 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. GMZ089-101530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST TUE TUE FEB 10 2009 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 30N WILL MOVE E OF AREA THROUGH WED NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF TEXAS COAST BY WED MORNING. FRONT WILL 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 IS EXPECTED TO REACH E TEXAS COAST LATE FRI...THEN RAPIDLY MOVE SE REACHING FROM W CENTRAL FLORIDA TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE SAT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE INTO THE NW GULF SAT. $$ GMZ080-101530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST TUE TUE FEB 10 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT ...BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT TONIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR THE COAST...BECOMING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS TONIGHT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND THE FRONT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE THU. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS W PART. .SAT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY...THEN INCREASING TO N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-101530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST TUE TUE FEB 10 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 20N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT FAR NW PORTION. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT FAR NW PORTION TONIGHT. .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 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 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 TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT N OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT S OF FRONT...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ084-101530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST TUE TUE FEB 10 2009 .TODAY...SW OF LINE FROM 30N89W TO 27N85W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT SE 15 TO 20 KT E PART. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 20 KT...BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT...THEN SHIFTING TO NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT... SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL LATE. S OF 27N SE TO 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT...BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT N OF 25N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. .SAT...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-101530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST TUE TUE FEB 10 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. .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...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 15 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT... BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. SEAS 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE