000 FZNT24 KNHC 032127 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-040330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM 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 EARLY THU MORNING. GALE FORCE WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT WHICH WILL EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO 24N98W THU AFTERNOON...FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 30N87W TO NEAR TUXPAN MEXICO THU EVENING...THEN FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 19N94W FRI MORNING MOVING SE OF AREA LATE FRI. $$ GMZ080-040330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST SUN JAN 03 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 25N W OF 92W THU... .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 28N LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT S OF 27N LATE TONIGHT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 93W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT MON NIGHT. E OF 93W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 T0 7 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...DIMINISHING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .WED...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 94W AND 2 TO 4 FT E OF 94W. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 2O TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 14 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE THU. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DECREASING 15 TO 20 KT LATE EXCEPT SE OF LINE FROM 29N90W TO 25N96W. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT S OF 27N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N. $$ GMZ082-040330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST SUN JAN 03 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED BEHIND FRONT LATE THU THROUGH FRI... .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT E OF 94W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...OCCASIONALLY TO 30 KT W OF 94W. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE TUE THEN BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT TUE NIGHT. .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 6 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 30 TO 40 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 16 FT BEHIND FRONT THU NIGHT. .FRI...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. SE OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. $$ GMZ084-040330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST SUN JAN 03 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 27N BEHIND FRONT LATE THU... .TONIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N TUE NIGHT. .WED...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT N OF 27N AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN SHIFTING TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT BEHIND FRONT THU NIGHT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT DIMINISHING TO 6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N LATE. $$ GMZ086-040330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST SUN JAN 03 2010 .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 MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT OCCASIONALLY 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT... SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N TUE NIGHT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 26N LATE...THEN SHIFTING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT INCREASING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 26N LATE. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 27N LATE. $$ FORECASTER GR