000 FZNT24 KNHC 110915 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST WED FEB 11 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. GMZ089-111530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST WED FEB 11 2009 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 30N WILL MOVE E OF AREA THIS AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS THIS 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 MOVE OFF THE TEXAS/LOUISIANA COAST FRI NIGHT...AND REACH FROM THE FL PANHANDLE TO S TEXAS BY LATE SAT. THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO BECOME STATIONARY ALONG 27N THEN LIFT BACK N AS A WARM FRONT SUN. $$ GMZ080-111530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST WED FEB 11 2009 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 20 KT BEHIND THE FRONT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITHIN 75 NM OF FRONT. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE THU. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS W PART. .SAT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY...BECOMING N TO NE 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-111530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST WED FEB 11 2009 .TODAY..SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 23N...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 T0 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL LATE. NW OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT FAR NW PORTION SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PORTION. $$ GMZ084-111530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST WED FEB 11 2009 .TODAY...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT...THEN SHIFTING TO W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL LATE. S OF 27N SE TO 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT AND THU...N OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT N OF 25N LATE FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. .SAT...N OF 25N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 15 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ086-111530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST WED FEB 11 2009 .TODAY...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT... HIGHEST STRAITS OF FL. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 20 KT...BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT ...EXCEPT E TO SE S OF 25N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .THU AND THU NIGHT...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. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .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 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE