000 FZNT24 KNHC 111423 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-112130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST WED FEB 11 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM LAKE CHARLES LOUISIANA TO 24N97W WILL MOVE E AND EXTEND FROM BILOXI MISSISSIPPI TO VERACRUZ MEXICO THIS EVENING WITH AN INITIAL SURGE OF NLY WINDS OF 25-30 KT ALONG THE COAST OF MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON. FRONT WILL QUICKLY WEAKEN FROM N FLORIDA TO SW BAY OF CAMPECHE 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 EXTEND FROM THE FL PANHANDLE TO S TEXAS BY LATE SAT. THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO BECOME STATIONARY ALONG 27N SUN. $$ GMZ080-112130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST WED FEB 11 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND THE FRONT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITHIN 60 NM OF FRONT. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE THU. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS W PART. .SAT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY...BECOMING N TO NE 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-112130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST WED FEB 11 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...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. $$ GMZ084-112130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST WED FEB 11 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL LATE. S OF 27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT AND THU...N OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT N OF 25N LATE FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. .SAT...N OF 25N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 15 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ086-112130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST WED FEB 11 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST STRAITS OF FL. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 29N LATE. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW LATE. 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/COBB