000 FZNT24 KNHC 210850 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST SAT FEB 21 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. GMZ089-211530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST SAT FEB 21 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT PUSHES INTO THE NW WATERS OVERNIGHT SAT NIGHT. FRONT WILL REACH FROM 30N91W 23N98W SAT NIGHT WITH THE SW PORTION REACHING BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN...THEN E PART MOVES TO NAPLES FL SUN NIGHT WHILE THE PORTION W OF 85W LIFTS N AS A WARM FRONT ALONG THE MEXICAN COAST SUN AND MON. HIGH PRES CENTERED N OF THE AREA WILL AGAIN MOVE E OF THE GULF BY WED. THIS COUPLED WITH THE DEEP LAYERED TROUGH MOVING INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WED WILL ALLOW FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO INCREASE OVER THE FAR WESTERN GULF. $$ GMZ080-211530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST SAT FEB 21 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NW OF FRONT N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE TUE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE. .WED...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-211530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST SAT FEB 21 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 WITH HIGHER GUSTS NEAR COAST...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 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...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 21N W OF 95W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT TO 7 FT NW PART LATE. $$ GMZ084-211530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST SAT FEB 21 2009 .TODAY...S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TUE. .WED...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-211530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST SAT FEB 21 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT...THEN VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 SCHAUER CLARK