000 FZNT24 KNHC 050833 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST TUE JAN 05 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. GMZ089-051530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST TUE JAN 05 2010 .SYNOPSIS...COLD SURGE HAS SPREAD ACROSS THE GULF WATERS WITH FRESH TO STRONG BREEZE ACROSS THE GULF. SURFACE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TROUGH WED AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE SE US BEHIND THE COLD SURGE. SLY RETURN FLOW ACROSS THE W GULF WILL INCREASE WED NIGHT AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT WHICH MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY THU MORNING. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR GALE FORCE WINDS W OF 94W BEHIND THE FRONT...AND SEAS TO 16 FT IN THE SW GULF. THE COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION TO 22N97W ON THU NIGHT...FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS TO 21N94W TO 18N94W FRI NIGHT AND WILL SHIFT E OF THE AREA SAT MORNING. $$ GMZ080-051530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST TUE JAN 05 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 25N W OF 92W THU... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT BECOME NE TO E 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDE TO 2 TO 5 FT LATE. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...20 TO 25 KT W OF 94W...BECOMING SE TO S WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 94W AND 2 TO 4 FT E OF 94W. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISH TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N AND 10 TO 14 FT S OF 27N...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT FRI NIGHT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 27N AND 5 TO 8 FT N OF 27N. $$ GMZ082-051530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST TUE JAN 05 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF FRONT LATE THU THROUGH SAT... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE TO E AND DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT SUBSIDE TO 6 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 30 TO 35 KT W OF FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT BEHIND FRONT THU NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. E OF 95W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT ENTIRE AREA. $$ GMZ084-051530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST TUE JAN 05 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 26N TONIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED NIGHT. .THU...SE TO S WIND 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN SHIFTING TO NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILD TO 8 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT THU NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE N OF 26N...10 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 11 FT LATE S OF 26N. $$ GMZ086-051530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST TUE JAN 05 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDE TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N TONIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING S TO SW AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT INCREASING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT THU NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. S OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER AL