000 FZNT24 KNHC 030827 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST SUN JAN 03 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. GMZ089-031530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST SUN JAN 03 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 30N86W TO 20N97W THU EVENING. $$ GMZ080-031530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST SUN JAN 03 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 25N W OF 93W THU... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT... EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 26N SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT S OF 26N SUN NIGHT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N...6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT S OF 26N LATE MON NIGHT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...DIMINISHING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .WED...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 94W AND 2 TO 4 FT E OF 94W. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 2O TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 14 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE THU. $$ GMZ082-031530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST SUN JAN 03 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED THU NIGHT BEHIND FRONT... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT E OF 94W TONIGHT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...OCCASIONALLY TO 30 KT S OF 20N W OF 94W. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. .TUE...N OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. S OF 22N NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E AND DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT BEHIND FRONT THU NIGHT. $$ GMZ084-031530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST SUN JAN 03 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N LATE. .WED...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT N OF 27N AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN SHIFTING TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT. $$ GMZ086-031530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST SUN JAN 03 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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...BECOMING NW TO N AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT LATE. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT INCREASING 4 TO 7 FT N OF 27N LATE. $$ FORECASTER AL