000 FZNT24 KNHC 161443 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST MON FEB 16 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. GMZ089-162130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST MON FEB 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO 24N97W WILL SHIFT S OF THE AREA OVER THE E AND MIDDLE WATERS THIS AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE OVER THE W WATERS. HIGH PRES SHIFTS E ACROSS THE EASTERN U.S. IN RESPONSE TO NEXT COLD FRONT ENTERING NW GULF WED AFTERNOON. THE FRONT SURGES THROUGH MUCH OF THE AREA THU...FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRES BUILDING OVER THE N GULF FRI. $$ GMZ080-162130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST MON FEB 16 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING E TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT W OF FRONT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF FRONT...AND SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. $$ GMZ082-162130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST MON FEB 16 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST N. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE WED. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT N OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 23N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ084-162130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST MON FEB 16 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT N OF 25N TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING SE TO S TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N TO NE WIND 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N LATE. $$ GMZ086-162130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST MON FEB 16 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING SE TO S TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N OF 27N 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. .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 CHRISTENSEN/CANGIALOSI