000 FZNT24 KNHC 220903 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST SUN FEB 22 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. GMZ089-221530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST SUN FEB 22 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT LIES OVER THE NW GULF FROM29N90W TO 27N93W TO 22N98W AND WILL REACH FROM FL BAY TO CANCUN AND SOUTH OF THE BAY OF CAMPECHE BY TONIGHT...AND SE OF THE AREA BY EARLY MON. 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 WESTERN GULF TUE THROUGH THU. $$ GMZ080-221530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST SUN FEB 22 2009 .TODAY...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SE PART EARLY. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE TUE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE. .WED AND THU...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-221530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST SUN FEB 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING W OF 95W... .TODAY...NW OF FRONT W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT N TO 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. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...S OF 23N W OF 95W NE TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 23N E OF 93W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 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. $$ GMZ084-221530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST SUN FEB 22 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N MON NIGHT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE WINDS N OF 25N. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N .WED...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-221530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST SUN FEB 22 2009 .TODAY...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N TUE. .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 SCHAUER CLARK