000 FZNT24 KNHC 161500 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST SAT JAN 16 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. GMZ089-162130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST SAT JAN 16 2010 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 27N82W TO 1008 MB LOW PRES NEAR 28N89W WITH COLD FRONT FROM LOW TO E BAY OF CAMPECHE. THE LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR 29N87W 1007 MB THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE MOVING INLAND ON THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE THIS EVENING. COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA THIS EVENING AND FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN AND SE OF THE AREA SUN NIGHT. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL BE IN THE NE QUADRANT OF THE LOW AND AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT TODAY. WINDS AND SEAS DECREASE FROM W TO E SUN THROUGH TUE AS HIGH PRES MOVES INTO THE N CENTRAL GULF. THE HIGH MOVES A THE NEXT COLD FRONT APPROACHES. $$ GMZ080-162130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST SAT JAN 16 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 95W. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AND TO 10 TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT FAR W PART 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E OF 94W S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-162130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST SAT JAN 16 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT N OF 23N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 23N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 23N E OF 95W THIS AFTERNOON. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT....E OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 95W WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 95W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-162130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST SAT JAN 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING N OF 27N... .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT BECOMING SE TO S 25 TO 35 KT LATER THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N S TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOMING W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 23N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW W OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. .TONIGHT...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS E OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR LOW AND FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT FAR N PART 2 TO 4 FT LATE. .MON AND TUE...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AND BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SUBSIDING NW SWELL. .WED...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-162130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST SAT JAN 16 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT AND TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT THEN SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE TONIGHT. S OF 26N SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FROM 25N TO 28N AND TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 28N. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. .TUE...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S PART. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS