000 FZNT24 KNHC 131508 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST WED JAN 13 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. GMZ089-132130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST WED JAN 13 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ACROSS THE AREA WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT E THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI AS A COMPLEX DEVELOPING LOW PRES OVER SOUTHERN TEXAS AND NORTHERN MEXICO MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST FRI AFTERNOON. THE LOW IS FORECAST TO TRACK ENE REACHING THE MIDDLE GULF BY SAT MORNING WITH ITS ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT ACROSS THE FAR WESTERN GULF FRI...AND INTO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE DURING SAT. THE LOW THEN RAPIDLY MOVES NE OF THE GULF BY SUN WITH THE COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM N FLORIDA SW TO YUCATAN CHANNEL BY SUN AFTERNOON. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE AHEAD OF THE LOW AND FRONT BEGINNING THU...AND THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE GULF INTO SAT WITH SEAS BUILDING TO LARGE VALUES. POSSIBLE WINDS TO GALE FORCE MAY BE SEEN WITH WINDS IN THE NE AND SE QUADRANTS OF THE LOW WITH TIGHT PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN THE LOW AND HIGH PRES TO THE E. WINDS AND SEAS THEN DIMINISH LATE SAT INTO SUN AS HIGH PRES SETTLES IN OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF. $$ GMZ080-132130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST WED JAN 13 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT THU NIGHT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT S PART BECOMING SE TO S AND SHIFTING TO W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT W PART BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST E OF FRONT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT AND WITH LOW. .SAT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT...AND TO 10 TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FAR E PART ...AND TO 3 TO 5 FT FAR W PART. $$ GMZ082-132130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST WED JAN 13 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING S TO SW LATE FRI. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT S OF 23N...AND TO 8 TO 10 FT N OF 23N. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT E OF FRONT S TO SW IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N OF 23N...AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 23N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR E PART EARLY. .SUN....NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 94W BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 95W...AND TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF 95W. $$ GMZ084-132130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST WED JAN 13 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 27N FRI AND SAT... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT S OF 23N 3 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU NIGHT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT N OF 27N BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 14 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. W OF FRONT S OF 27N W TO NW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 25N W TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ086-132130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST WED JAN 13 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN N SWELL.. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...AND TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. AREAS OF RAIN N PART DEVELOPING TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS LATE. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW LATE... EXCEPT N OF 27N INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT N OF 27N 8 TO 11 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. S OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE