000 FZNT24 KNHC 210315 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST FRI FEB 20 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. GMZ089-210930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST FRI FEB 20 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH PERSIST N TO S ACROSS THE SW GULF TONIGHT AND WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT W INTO MEXICO SAT. HIGH PRES CENTERED ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI/ALABAMA COASTS WITH A RIDGE SE TO S FLORIDA WILL SLIDE NE OF THE AREA THROUGH SAT NIGHT AS A NEW COLD FRONT PUSHES INTO THE NW WATERS SAT EVENING. THIS FRONT WILL REACH FROM NE FL...SW TO NEAR 26N90W AND INTO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE BY SUN AFTERNOON...THEN QUICKLY EXIT THE GULF SUN EVENING TO THE E OF 90W...WHILE THE PORTION W OF 90W LIFTS NW AS A WARM FRONT ALONG THE MEXICAN AND SE TEXAS COASTS THROUGH EARLY TUE. HIGH PRES CENTERED N OF THE AREA WILL AGAIN MOVE E OF THE GULF BY WED ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO INCREASE OVER THE FAR WESTERN GULF. $$ GMZ080-210930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST FRI FEB 20 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING E TO SE W OF 95W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST W OF 95W. N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT NW OF FRONT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SAT NIGHT AND TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE SAT NIGHT NW OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE TUE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE. .WED...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-210930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST FRI FEB 20 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 6 FT S OF 19N .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL LATE SUN NIGHT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED...WINDS INCREASING TO SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT ...HIGHEST NW PART. $$ GMZ084-210930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST FRI FEB 20 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 25N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT AND SUBSIDING LATE. N OF 25N N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT FROM 25N TO 28N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 28N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST S PART. N OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TUE. .WED...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-210930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST FRI FEB 20 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT...THEN VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT NE PART. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N...AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N. .WED...S OF 25N E OF 83W E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING