000 FZNT24 KNHC 160312 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST SUN FEB 15 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. GMZ089-160930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST SUN FEB 15 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM S CENTRAL FL WNW TO A 1015 MB LOW NEAR 28N87W. A COLD FRONT THEN EXTENDS SW FROM THE LOW TO 26N90W TO INLAND MEXICO AT 24N97W. THE LOW WILL TRACK NE PUSHING THE COLD FRONT TO ALONG A LINE FROM SW FL TO SW BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE TONIGHT...THEN FROM WESTERN CUBA TO THE FAR S CENTRAL GULF E OF 90W BY MON NIGHT. THE PORTION W OF 90W WILL LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...WHILE THE COLD FRONT EXITS THE AREA. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH TUE BEFORE EXITING THE AREA TUE NIGHT INTO WED ALLOWING FOR INCREASING RETURN FLOW OVER THE WRN GULF. THIS WILL PRECLUDE ANOTHER COLD FRONT THAT ENTERS THE NW GULF WED AFTERNOON...AND REACH FROM SW FL TO BAY OF CAMPECHE BY THU...AND EXIT THE GULF LATE THU INTO FRI AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. $$ GMZ080-160930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST SUN FEB 15 2009 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST S OF 27N W OF 95W. AREAS OF RAIN S OF 28N W OF 92W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE 20 KT W OF 95W MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST W OF 95W. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR THE COAST. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 10 TO 15 KT W OF FRONT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF FRONT...AND SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...AND TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N LATE. $$ GMZ082-160930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST SUN FEB 15 2009 .TONIGHT AND MON...N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE THU INTO FRI MORNING...THEN DIMINISHING TO NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT N OF 23N LATE. $$ GMZ084-160930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST SUN FEB 15 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND WITHIN 90 NM N OF FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT... DIMINISHING TO NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON NIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS...INCREASING TO SE 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N TO NE WIND 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N. $$ GMZ086-160930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST SUN FEB 15 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO N 15 TO 20 KT OVERNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND N OF FRONT. AREAS OF DENSE SEA FOG DEVELOPING WITHIN 120 NM NW OF FL KEYS WITH FREQUENT VISIBILITIES LESS THAN 1 NM. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE MON NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N PART. .THU...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N TO NE S OF 26N... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE