000 FZNT24 KNHC 010307 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST SAT FEB 28 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. GMZ089-290930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST SAT FEB 28 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NE MEXICO WILL REACH THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO SW BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT...FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA SUN MORNING AND MOVE E OF THE AREA SUN NIGHT. GALE CONDITIONS WITH RAPIDLY BUILDING SEAS WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE GULF IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE AREA. $$ GMZ080-290930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST SAT FEB 28 2009 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO GALE FORCE EARLY. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT...EXCEPT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT FAR NW PART LATE. .SUN NIGHT...W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...W OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 2 TO 4 FT THROUGHOUT. .TUE...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-290930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING W OF 95W... .TONIGHT...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 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 ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT EARLY... DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL S OF 22N AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 22N. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 22N...AND 3 TO 4 FT S OF 22N. $$ GMZ084-290930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING N OF 28N... .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW OF FRONT N OF 28N NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT OVERNIGHT INTO SUN...THEN DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT SUN IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT SUN. WITHIN 90 NM SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT S OF 25N...AND 4 TO 7 FT N OF 25N. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N...AND TO 4 TO 7 FT S OF 26N. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 25N. .WED AND THU...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-290930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING N OF 28N... .TONIGHT THROUGH AND SUN NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N OF 28N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO NW 30 TO 35 KT LATE TONIGHT INTO SUN AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE TONIGHT ...AND TO 9 TO 14 FT SUN. WITHIN 90 NM SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 2O KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STRONG TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 26N...AND 8 TO 10 FT S OF 26N. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N...AND TO 1 TO 3 FT N OF 26N. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE