000 FZNT24 KNHC 062046 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST WED JAN 06 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. GMZ089-070330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST WED JAN 06 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES PREVAILS OVER THE GULF. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE TONIGHT OVER THE FAR WESTERN GULF 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 23N95W TO 19N96W EARLY FRI...THEN WILL PUSH SE OF THE GULF LATE FRI NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT...WITH STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW WEAKENING INTO MON. $$ GMZ080-070330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST WED JAN 06 2010 ...GALE WARNING W OF 93W... .TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT...EXCEPT TO 35 KT W OF 93W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT THU NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL S OF 27N...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT SAT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 5 FT N OF 27N...7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-070330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST WED JAN 06 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF FRONT THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT... .TONIGHT...W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. 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 KT BECOMING N TO NE 25 TO 35 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 94W 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT SUN NIGHT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ084-070330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST WED JAN 06 2010 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT THU AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT N OF FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT N OF FRONT LATE. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N OF 26N AND 10 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL S OF 26N. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 26N AND 9 TO 14 FT S OF 26N. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N AND 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL S OF 26N. $$ GMZ086-070330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST WED JAN 06 2010 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW WINDS AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT...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. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 26N BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT SAT NIGHT...AND 8 TO 12 FT S OF 26N. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE N OF 26N...AND 8 TO 12 FT S OF 26N. .MON...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN