000 FZNT24 KNHC 272105 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-280330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST SAT MORNING AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 22N98W SAT EVENING...FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY SUN...AND E OF THE AREA SUN NIGHT. GALE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT OVER W PORTION OF THE SW WATERS. HIGH PRES BUILDS E BEHIND THE FRONT. $$ GMZ080-280330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW TO N AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO NEAR GALE FORCE W OF FRONT S OF 27N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT W OF 95W AND 15 TO 20 KT E OF 95W SUN NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING 6 TO 9 FT S OF 27N AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING E TO SE W OF 94W LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 1 TO 3 FT N OF 27N. .TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-280330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SAT NIGHT AND SUN... .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 AND SUN NIGHT...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 SUN NIGHT. 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 AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-280330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009 .TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 29N AND SHIFTING NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT W OF FRONT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT IN NW SWELL. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 FT S OF 26N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N AND 1 TO 3 FT N OF 25N. .WED...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-280330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. .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 AND WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER CANGIALOSI