000 FZNT24 KNHC 171431 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-172130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST SUN JAN 17 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM NEAR NAPLES FLORIDA TO WESTERN CUBA THEN STATIONARY SE OF THE GULF INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM NEAR PANAMA CITY BEACH FLORIDA TO 24N89W. WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND SEAS WILL SUBSIDE FROM W TO E TODAY THROUGH TUE AS HIGH PRESS MOVES INTO THE N CENTRAL GULF. THE HIGH CENTER WILL SHIFT E INTO THE ATLC WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW INCREASING ACROSS THE W GULF EARLY WED AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT...WHICH SHIFTS OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE WED. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 30N86W TO 25N92W TO 21N96W EARLY THU...THEN FROM NEAR TAMPA FLORIDA TO 23N88W BY LATE THU. $$ GMZ080-172130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST SUN JAN 17 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 94W AND 10 TO 15 FT W OF 94W LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF 94W SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 94W SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...W OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING THEN W TO NW W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN THE EVENING. W OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. $$ GMZ082-172130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST SUN JAN 17 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 22N E OF 95W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT N OF 23N. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-172130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST SUN JAN 17 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. S OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING NW TO N 10 KT OR LESS TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 25N EARLY. .MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING VARIABLE MON NIGHT...THEN BECOMING SE TO S TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT MON NIGHT AND TUE. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TUE. .WED...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS LATE. .THU...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-172130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST SUN JAN 17 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN W SWELL. S OF 25N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING W TO NW 10 KT OR LESS W OF FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING N TO NE MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN W SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON NIGHT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON NIGHT. .TUE...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .THU...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY