000 FZNT24 KNHC 271451 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST FRI FEB 27 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. GMZ089-272130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST FRI FEB 27 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE TEXAS COAST FRI NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO SAT EVENING AND FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY SUN THEN E OF THE AREA SUN NIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND THE FRONT. $$ GMZ080-272130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST FRI FEB 27 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO NEAR GALE FORCE W OF FRONT S OF 27N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT W OF 95W AND 15 TO 20 KT E OF 95W LATE SUN. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING 6 TO 9 FT S OF 27N AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-272130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SAT NIGHT AND SUN... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 23N W OF 96W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 22N AND 3 TO 4 FT S OF 22N. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT NIGHT...S OF 24N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 8 TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE W OF 94W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-272130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST FRI FEB 27 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO SW 20 TO 25 KT N OF 29N BECOMING NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT W OF FRONT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 FT S OF 26N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N AND 1 TO 3 FT N OF 25N. $$ GMZ086-272130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST FRI FEB 27 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 26N. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N AND 1 TO 3 FT N OF 25N. $$ FORECASTER DGS/JC