000 FZNT24 KNHC 040800 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST MON JAN 04 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. GMZ089-041530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST MON JAN 04 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL DOMINATE THE GULF REGION THROUGH THU. AN INCREASED PRESSURE GRADIENT RESULTING FROM A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE SW GULF WILL INCREASE WINDS AND SEAS ACROSS THE GULF TODAY THROUGH TUE MORNING...AND DIMINISH THROUGH WED. SLY RETURN FLOW WILL ESTABLISH LATE WED 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 THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 23N98W THU AFTERNOON...FROM 27N83W TO 19N96W FRI MORNING...AND WILL SHIFT E OF THE GULF FRI NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-041530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST MON JAN 04 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 25N W OF 92W THU... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 93W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE MON NIGHT. E OF 93W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 TO 6 FT LATE. .TUE NIGHT...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S WED NIGHT. WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 94W AND 2 TO 4 FT E OF 94W. .THU...WINDS BECOMING N 25 TO 40 KT W OF 92W...N 20 TO 30 KT E OF 92W. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISH TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT N OF 27N...10 TO 15 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT S OF 27N LATE. $$ GMZ082-041530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST MON JAN 04 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF FRONT THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E AND DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 5 FT. .WED...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 30 TO 40 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 17 FT BEHIND FRONT THU NIGHT. .FRI...W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. $$ GMZ084-041530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST MON JAN 04 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 27N BEHIND FRONT THU... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N TUE NIGHT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WIND 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN SHIFTING TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT BEHIND FRONT THU NIGHT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT DIMINISHING TO 6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N LATE. $$ GMZ086-041530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST MON JAN 04 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILD TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW TO 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 TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT AHEAD OF FRONT...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...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 27N LATE. $$ FORECASTER AL