000 FZNT24 KNHC 212125 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-220330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST SAT FEB 21 2009 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 30N WILL RETREAT TO E OF THE GULF THROUGH EARLY SUN MORNING AS A COLD FRONT ENTERS THE NW WATERS EARLY THIS EVENING. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR MOBILE BAY SW TO 25N92W AND TO THE FAR WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE TONIGHT ...FROM SW FL TO FAR SOUTHERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY SUN AFTERNOON ...AND E OF THE AREA SUN NIGHT. THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE FRONT W OF 95W THEN LIFTS N AS A WARM FRONT ALONG THE MEXICAN COAST THROUGH MON NIGHT. HIGH PRES CENTERED N OF THE AREA WILL AGAIN MOVE E OF THE GULF BY WED. THIS COMBINED WITH DEEPENING LOW PRES OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL ALLOW FOR INCREASING SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW OVER THE FAR WESTERN GULF WED AND THU. $$ GMZ080-220330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST SAT FEB 21 2009 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT GUSTS TO NEAR GALE FORCE S OF 27N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA ENDING LATE WITH WIND SHIFT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT OVERSPREADING THE AREA...EXCEPT SE 15 KT FAR SE PART EARLY. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT FAR SE PART EARLY...THEN SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT NW PART SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR SE PART EARLY SHIFTING E OF AREA. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE TUE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE. .WED AND THU...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-220330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST SAT FEB 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING W OF 95W... .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO N 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT BEHIND THE FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW OF FRONT W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT SUN NIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 21N W OF 95W LATE WED INTO THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT NW PART LATE. $$ GMZ084-220330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST SAT FEB 21 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT... EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 87W. N OF 26N WINDS S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN NIGHT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON THROUGH TUE...S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TUE. N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT....BECOMING E TO SE W OF 87W TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-220330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST SAT FEB 21 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT MAINLY SW TO S N OF 28N. SEAS 1 TO 2 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 THROUGH TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT...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 AND THU...S OF 25N E OF 83W E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT ...INCREASING TO E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT S OF 27N THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE