000 FZNT24 KNHC 120915 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST THU FEB 12 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. GMZ089-121530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST THU FEB 12 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM APALACHICOLA FL TO 25N91W THEN STATIONARY TO THE W BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL MOVE SE AND WEAKEN THROUGH OVER THE FAR E GULF THROUGH TONIGHT. THE W PORTION WILL THEN N AS WARM FRONT LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE TEXAS COAST. THIS FRONT WILL THEN MOVE OFF THE TEXAS/LOUISIANA COAST EARLY SAT...AND EXTEND FROM THE FL PANHANDLE TO S TEXAS BY LATE SAT. THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO BECOME STATIONARY ALONG 27N SUN...AND SAG S TO ALONG 26N MON WITH INCREASING NE TO E WINDS N OF THE FRONT AS STRONG HIGH PRES SURGES S INTO THE GULF IN ITS WAKE. $$ GMZ080-121530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST THU FEB 12 2009 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS W PART. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE 15 KT N OF FRONT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N. .MON...NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS EARLY. $$ GMZ082-121530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST THU FEB 12 2009 .TODAY...S OF 23N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 23N W OF FRONT N OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TONIGHT...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 AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT N OF 22N SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR N PORTION. $$ GMZ084-121530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST THU FEB 12 2009 .TODAY...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT TO 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT N OF 25N LATE FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF 25N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 15 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N. $$ GMZ086-121530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST THU FEB 12 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT....N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...SE 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. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF 25N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 10 TO 15 KT N OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS MAINLY SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE