000 FZNT24 KNHC 140916 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST SAT FEB 14 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. GMZ089-141530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST SAT FEB 14 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT ALONG THE TEXAS COAST MOVES SE THEN STALLS FROM MOBILE BAY TO S TEXAS BY TONIGHT. LOW PRES FORMS OFF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE EARLY SUN THEN SHIFTS E INTO THE WESTERN ATLC BY LATE SUN...PULLING THE FRONT ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH EARLY MON. THE FRONT EXTENDS FROM WESTERN CUBA TO NE MEXICO NEAR 23N98W BY MIDDAY MON...THEN WEAKENS AS IT REORIENTS FROM THE YUCATAN CHANNEL TO NEAR HOUSTON BY MIDDAY TUE. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW INCREASES OFF THE TEXAS COAST TUE AND WED AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER FLORIDA BEHIND THE FRONT. $$ GMZ080-141530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST SAT FEB 14 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS N OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS THIS MORNING WITHIN 120 NM OF COAST. SCATTERED SHOWERS TONIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT SW TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON AND TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING SE TUE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-141530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST SAT FEB 14 2009 .TODAY THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS SHIFTING NE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT MON EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT S OF 23N. $$ GMZ084-141530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST SAT FEB 14 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS THIS MORNING WITHIN 120 NM OF COAST. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL S OF 25N. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-141530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST SAT FEB 14 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...N OF 26N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING S WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN