000 FZNT24 KNHC 260235 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST MON JAN 25 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. GMZ089-260930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST MON JAN 25 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT HAS MOVED SE OF THE AREA WITH HIGH PRES BUILDING IN ACROSS THE GULF. HIGH PRES WILL REMAIN OVER THE GULF THROUGH TUE WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW INCREASING OVER THE W GULF TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE OF TEXAS BY LATE THU INTO EARLY FRI AND WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI EVENING THEN FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY SAT THEN SE OF THE AREA BY SAT EVENING. STRONG HIGH PRES WITH STRONG NW TO N WINDS WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT WITH POSSIBLE GALES OVER MUCH OF THE W GULF FRI MORNING THROUGH FRI EVENING. $$ GMZ080-260930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST MON JAN 25 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 27N W OF FRONT FRI... .TONIGHT..VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT TUE NIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT WED NIGHT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S TO SW IN THE EVENING THEN INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT N OF 27N LATE...EXCEPT BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT LATE. .FRI...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT S OF 27N 30 TO 35 KT. WINDS BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT ENTIRE AREA LATE FRI. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N AND TO 9 TO 14 FT S OF 27N. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST FAR S PART...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. $$ GMZ082-260930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST MON JAN 25 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF FRONT FRI... .TONIGHT...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT. .THU...N OF 21N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 1O TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT... HIGHEST FAR S PART. $$ GMZ084-260930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST MON JAN 25 2010 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE S OF 26N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E TUE NIGHT AND WED...THEN BECOMING E TO SE WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 20 TO 25 KT WED...THEN BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT W OF FRONT LATE. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT E OF FRONT AND NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL LATE. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT EARLY. $$ GMZ086-260930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST MON JAN 25 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE TUE NIGHT...THEN BECOMING NE TO E WED AND WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN W SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED AND WED NIGHT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY TO 25 KT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WED AND WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WED AND WED NIGHT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY TO 25 KT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING NW TO N W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT LATE. .SAT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT EARLY. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY