000 FZNT24 KNHC 030249 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM 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. GMZ089-030930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST SAT JAN 02 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL DOMINATE THE GULF REGION DURING MOST OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. REINFORCING COLD AIR WILL INCREASE WINDS AND SEAS ACROSS THE GULF MON AND TUE...AND DIMINISH WED. SLY RETURN FLOW WILL ESTABLISH LATE WED INTO THU AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST THU FOLLOWED BY GALE FORCE WINDS LATE THU. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 30N88W TO 23N98W THU EVENING. $$ GMZ080-030930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST SAT JAN 02 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 25N W OF 94W THU... .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT... EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 26N SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT S OF 26N SUN NIGHT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N LATE MON NIGHT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 94W AND 2 TO 4 FT E OF 94W. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 2O TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT AND INCREASING TO 35 KT W OF 94W LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE THU. $$ GMZ082-030930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST SAT JAN 02 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE THU BEHIND FRONT... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. .TUE...N OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. S OF 22N NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE THU. $$ GMZ084-030930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST SAT JAN 02 2010 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF 27N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. HIGHEST SEAS S OF 24N INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT N OF 27N AHEAD OF FRONT LATE...THEN SHIFTING TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 26N LATE. $$ GMZ086-030930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST SAT JAN 02 2010 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF 27N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. HIGHEST SEAS S OF 24N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT INCREASING 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N LATE. $$ FORECASTER GR