000 FZNT24 KNHC 250335 CCA OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...CORRECTED NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST TUE FEB 24 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. GMZ089-250930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST TUE FEB 24 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED N OF THE AREA WILL MOVE E OF THE GULF WED. A WEAK COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE NW GULF SAT MORNING...AND QUICKLY REACH FROM NEAR PANAMA CITY FL TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO BY SAT NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM SW FL TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY SUN AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE E OF GULF LATER ON SUN. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT. $$ GMZ080-250930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST TUE FEB 24 2009 .TONIGHT AND WED...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ082-250930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST TUE FEB 24 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 96W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 23N W OF 96W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN PENINSULA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 23N W OF 96W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS BECOMING SE TO SE AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SHIFTING TO N AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE FAR NW PART. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT FAR NW PART LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF MEXICO. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT...MOVING E OF AREA IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ GMZ084-250930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST TUE FEB 24 2009 .TONIGHT AND WED...S OF 23N E OF 87W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI. .SAT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 KT NW OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT EARLY ...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT ...THEN SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 28N AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 28N. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-250930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W...CORRECTED 930 PM CST TUE FEB 24 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... BECOMING S TO SW SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART LATE SAT. .SUN...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE