000 FZNT24 KNHC 120153 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST MON JAN 11 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. GMZ089-120930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST MON JAN 11 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A 1031 MB HIGH CENTERED JUST S OF THE LOUISIANA GULF COAST DOMINATES THE ENTIRE GULF REGION AND WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED AS THE HIGH HAS SHIFTED OFFSHORE. A COASTAL TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE FAR SW GULF TONIGHT THROUGH WED. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE WESTERN GULF THU AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT WHICH IS FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE COAST OF TEXAS THU NIGHT INTO EARLY FRI. LOW PRES IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT ACROSS THE NW GULF FRI...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR MODERATE GALES FRI THROUGH SAT. $$ GMZ080-120930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST MON JAN 11 2010 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OCCASIONALLY 20 KT S OF 26N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .FRI...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN S SWELL. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. CONFUSED SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN MERGING SE AND NW SWELL. $$ GMZ082-120930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST MON JAN 11 2010 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NW WINDS 10 KT W OF DEVELOPING TROUGH. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT WED...THEN BECOMING SE TO S LATE WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT N OF 21N AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 21N LATE. .FRI...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 21N. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS BECOMING NW TO N LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 21N. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 7 TO 11 FT S OF 21N. $$ GMZ084-120930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST MON JAN 11 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE. .WED THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT W OF 86W LATE. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS BECOMING W TO NW W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 14 FT LATE. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. CONFUSED SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS BECOMING NW TO N LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-120930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST MON JAN 11 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N TUE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE. .WED THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE THU...THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT LATE. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS LATE. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS BECOMING W LATE. CONFUSED SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN MIXED S AND NW SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS LATE. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY