000 FZNT24 KNHC 040317 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-040930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST SUN JAN 03 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ACROSS ENTIRE GULF THROUGH FORECAST PERIOD WITH FRESH BREEZE BECOMING STRONG MON W OF 90W AND SPREADING E ACROSS ENTIRE GULF TUE AND DIMINISHING WED. S RETURN FLOW LATE WED W OF 94W AHEAD OF NEXT COLD FRONT EXPECTED OFF TEXAS COAST EARLY THU. FRONT REACH FROM 29N85W TO 20N97W WITH GALE FORCE WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS BEHIND FRONT LATE THU AND SE OF GULF FRI. $$ GMZ080-040930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST SUN JAN 03 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 25N W OF 92W THU... .TONIGHT...W OF 92W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. E OF 92W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 93W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 20 KT LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDE TO 7 FT LATE MON NIGHT. E OF 93W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME E LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 FT LATE. .WED...E TO SE WINDS INCREASE TO 20 KT BECOME SE 20 TO 25 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 FT W OF 94W AND 3 FT E OF 94W. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 2O TO 25 KT BECOME N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 8 FT BUILD TO 14 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE THU. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS BUILD TO 10 FT S OF 27N AND SEAS 6 FT N OF 27N. $$ GMZ082-040930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST SUN JAN 03 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF FRONT LATE THU THROUGH FRI... .TONIGHT...W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT LATE. E OF 94W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 92W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 94W NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 12 FT. E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE TUE THEN BECOME E 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 FT TUE NIGHT. .WED...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SE 20 KT LATE. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME N TO 40 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 16 FT BEHIND FRONT THU NIGHT. .FRI...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 18 FT. SE OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 8 FT LATE. $$ GMZ084-040930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST SUN JAN 03 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 27N BEHIND FRONT LATE THU... .TONIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 7 FT MON NIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 FT N OF 26N TUE NIGHT. .WED...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT BECOME SE LATE. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SE LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDE TO 2 FT LATE. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME S 20 TO 30 KT N OF 27N AHEAD OF FRONT THEN BECOME NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 12 FT W OF FRONT THU NIGHT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT DIMINISH TO 6 FT N OF 27N LATE. $$ GMZ086-040930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST SUN JAN 03 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME NW TO N 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILD TO 6 FT LATE MON NIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 FT N OF 26N TUE NIGHT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 3 FT LATE. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME S 20 TO 25 KT N OF 26N LATE THEN BECOME NW 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 FT INCREASE TO 7 FT N OF 26N LATE. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT DIMINISH TO 5 FT N OF 27N LATE. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES