000 FZNT24 KNHC 170855 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST SUN JAN 17 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. GMZ089-171530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST SUN JAN 17 2010 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 30N84W TO 27N83W TO W CUBA NEAR 22N84W WITH REINFORCING COLD FRONT FROM 30N88W TO 26N90W. MAIN COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SE OF THE AREA BY SUNSET. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DECREASE FROM W TO E SUN THROUGH TUE AS HIGH PRES MOVES INTO THE N CENTRAL GULF. THE HIGH CENTER WILL SHIFT EAST AS SE RETURN FLOW INCREASES ACROSS THE W GULF WED MORNING AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT WHICH SHIFTS OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE WED. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 30N86W TO 25N92W TO 21N96W THU MORN. $$ GMZ080-171530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST SUN JAN 17 2010 .TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 94W AND 10 TO 15 FT W OF 94W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF 94W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 94W. .TONIGHT...W OF 94W VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E OF 94W S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-171530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST SUN JAN 17 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 22N E OF 95W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT BY AFTERNOON AND BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT.E OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN NIGHT. S OF 22N E OF 95W WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH 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. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OF LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-171530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST SUN JAN 17 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N W TO NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT SUBSIDING 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AND BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SUBSIDING NW SWELL. .WED...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT W OF THE FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-171530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST SUN JAN 17 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW BEHIND FRONT AND W TO NW TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT IN STRAITS OF FL TODAY. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN STRAITS OF FL TODAY. .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. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER