000 FZNT24 KNHC 060230 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-060930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST TUE JAN 05 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE GULF TONIGHT. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE FAR WESTERN GULF WED AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT...WHICH WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST THU. STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW WILL ARRIVE BEHIND THE FRONT...REACHING GALE FORCE OVER THE WESTERN GULF THU THROUGH SAT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR TAMPA FLORIDA TO 24N94W TO VERACRUZ MEXICO BY EARLY FRI...THEN WILL PUSH SE OF THE GULF BY SAT AFTERNOON. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT ON SUN...WITH STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW WEAKENING BY LATE SUN. $$ GMZ080-060930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST TUE JAN 05 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 92W THU... .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S WED AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING S TO SW WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE WED NIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT N OF 26N THU AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT...EXCEPT TO 35 KT W OF 92W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT THU NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF 27N AND 12 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL S OF 27N...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT SAT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. $$ GMZ082-060930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST TUE JAN 05 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF FRONT THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT... .TONIGHT....N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WED NIGHT. E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED NIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 25 TO 35 KT W OF FRONT...AND VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT E 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 W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...S OF 23N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. $$ GMZ084-060930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST TUE JAN 05 2010 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL S OF 25N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE WED NIGHT. .THU...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT THU AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT N OF FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT N OF FRONT LATE. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT N OF 26N AND 10 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL S OF 26N. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N OF 26N AND 8 TO 12 FT S OF 26N. $$ GMZ086-060930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST TUE JAN 05 2010 .TONIGHT AND WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE...AND BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF FRONT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 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 VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 26N BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT SAT NIGHT...AND 8 TO 12 FT S OF 26N. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY