000 FZNT24 KNHC 050316 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST MON JAN 04 2010 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. GMZ089-050930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST MON JAN 04 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HEALTHY HIGH PRES 1035 MB OVER CENTRAL PLAINS AND LOW PRES TROUGH IN SW GULF RESULT IN FRESH TO STRONG BREEZE ACROSS WESTERN GULF. WINDS DIMINISH THROUGH WED AS HIGH PRES MOVES E. SLY RETURN FLOW ESTABLISH LATE WED AHEAD OF NEXT COLD FRONT MOVING OFF TEXAS COAST EARLY THU. NEAR GALE FORCE WIND AND SEAS TO 15 FT EXPECTED W OF 88W AS FRONT EXTEND ALONG YUCATAN PASSAGE FRI AND MOVE SE OF GULF LATE FRI. $$ GMZ080-050930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST MON JAN 04 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 25N W OF 92W THU... .TONIGHT...S OF 28N N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF 28N N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO N WINDS 20 KT BECOME NE 10 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 FT TUE NIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME S 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 FT W OF 94W AND 3 FT E OF 94W. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME N 25 TO 35 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS BUILD TO 13 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISH TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT N OF 27N AND TO 14 FT S OF 27N SUBSIDE TO 8 FT FRI NIGHT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 27N AND 5 TO 8 FT N OF 25N. $$ GMZ082-050930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST MON JAN 04 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF FRONT LATE THU AND FRI... .TONIGHT...N OF 23N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. S OF 23N W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. S OF 23N E OF 93W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOME NE 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDE TO 6 FT TUE NIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. E OF 94W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT BECOME NW 30 TO 35 KT W OF FRONT LATE THU. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 14 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE THU. .FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 16 FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. E OF 95W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 16 FT ENTIRE AREA. $$ GMZ084-050930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST MON JAN 04 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 27N BEHIND FRONT THU... .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 FT N OF 26N TUE NIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SE 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 FT N OF 26N AND 3 FT S OF 26N. .THU...SE TO S WIND 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SW TO 30 KT AHEAD OF FRONT THEN NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 11 FT BEHIND FRONT THU NIGHT. .FRI...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. S OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT S OF 27N AND 6 FT N OF 27N. $$ GMZ086-050930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST MON JAN 04 2010 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT N OF 26N TUE NIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 3 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SW TO 30 KT AHEAD OF FRONT THEN BECOME NW 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 FT INCREASE TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT THU NIGHT. .FRI...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. S OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES