000 FZNT24 KNHC 252049 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST WED FEB 25 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. GMZ089-260330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST WED FEB 25 2009 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN GULF ALONG 30N WILL RETREAT E THROUGH SAT IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT THAT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NW GULF SAT AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL QUICKLY REACH FROM SW FL TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN AFTERNOON...AND E OF GULF SUN EVENING AS HIGH PRES BUILDS SE ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF BEHIND THE FRONT. $$ GMZ080-260330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST WED FEB 25 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT FRI. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT FRI. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-260330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST WED FEB 25 2009 .TONIGHT...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. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SHIFTING TO N TO NE AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE SAT BEHIND FRONT OVER FAR NW PART. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE SAT BEHIND FRONT. 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 TO 8 TO 11 FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ084-260330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST WED FEB 25 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 24N E OF 87W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO SW TO W 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 60 NM E OF FRONT N OF 29N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT EARLY ...DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N OF 29N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 29N. $$ GMZ086-260330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST WED FEB 25 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE TODAY THROUGH FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .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 6 TO 9 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N. $$ FORECASTER FORMOSA