000 FZNT24 KNHC 052050 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-060330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST TUE JAN 05 2010 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG N FLOW OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE FAR WESTERN GULF WED AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST THU. STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT...REACHING GALE FORCE OVER THE WESTERN GULF THU THROUGH SAT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE TAMPA FLORIDA TO 24N94W TO VERACRUZ MEXICO BY EARLY FRI...THEN SWEEP THROUGH THE SE GULF BY EARLY SAT. $$ GMZ080-060330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST TUE JAN 05 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 92W THU... .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 93W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT EXCEPT TO 35 KT W OF 92W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT N OF 27N AND 12 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL S OF 27N...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT SAT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ082-060330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST TUE JAN 05 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF FRONT THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT... .TONIGHT...W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT W OF FRONT THU NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 16 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N OF 23N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 23N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$ GMZ084-060330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST TUE JAN 05 2010 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF 25N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE WED NIGHT. .THU...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 26N AND 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL S OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 26N AND 8 TO 11 FT S OF 26N. $$ GMZ086-060330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST TUE JAN 05 2010 .TONIGHT AND WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .THU...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT... BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 26N AND 8 TO 11 FT S OF 26N. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN