000 FZNT24 KNHC 020847 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST SAT JAN 02 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. GMZ089-021530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST SAT JAN 02 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GULF REGION THROUGH MON. REINFORCING COLD AIR WILL INCREASE WINDS AND SEAS ACROSS THE GULF MON AND TUE...AND DIMINISH WED. $$ GMZ080-021530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST SAT JAN 02 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT OCCASIONALLY 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT S OF 26N AND W OF 93W ON SUN NIGHT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N...6 TO 9 FT S OF 27N...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT LATE. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WEST PART...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT EAST PART. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-021530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST SAT JAN 02 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 30 KT W OF 93W MON AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT LATE. .TUE...N OF 22N NE WIND 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. S OF 22N NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WEST PART. NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EAST PART. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-021530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST SAT JAN 02 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE S OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED...S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-021530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST SAT JAN 02 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL S OF 27N AND 4 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT N OF 25N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT N OF 26N LATE. .TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT NORTH PART. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SOUTH PART. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER AL