000 FZNT24 KNHC 171444 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST TUE FEB 17 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. GMZ089-172130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES SHIFTS E ACROSS THE EASTERN U.S. AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL ENTER NW GULF WED AFTERNOON. THE FRONT SURGES THROUGH THE GULF THU...FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRES BUILDING OVER THE N GULF FRI. ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH THE N GULF COAST SAT. $$ GMZ080-172130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT W OF 96W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW N OF 27N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY TO 1 NM WITHIN 120 NM OF THE COAST LATE. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT W OF FRONT IN THE AFTERNOON THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF FRONT AND SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF FRONT. AREAS OF FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY TO 1 NM WITHIN 120 NM OF THE COAST EARLY WED. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .FRI...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W PART. $$ GMZ082-172130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT N OF FRONT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT S OF 23N W OF 96W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT N OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W PART. $$ GMZ084-172130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING SE TO S TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 25N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 27N AND 4 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. .SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-172130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING SE TO S TONIGHT. 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 AND WED NIGHT...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 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 25N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. .SAT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN/CANGIALOSI