000 FZNT24 KNHC 070236 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-070930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 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 23N94W TO 20N96W 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. $$ GMZ080-070930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST WED JAN 06 2010 ...GALE WARNING W OF 93W... .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT TO 35 KT W OF 93W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT THU NIGHT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT SAT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N AND 7 TO 11 FT S OF 27N SAT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE LATE MORNING...THEN BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 5 FT N OF 27N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N LATE. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. $$ GMZ082-070930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST WED JAN 06 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF FRONT THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT... .TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE E OF FRONT AND BECOMING N TO NE 25 TO 35 KT W OF FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 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 17 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT IN NE SWELL. 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 14 TO 17 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT SUN NIGHT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. $$ GMZ084-070930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST WED JAN 06 2010 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT THU AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT N OF FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT N OF FRONT LATE. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N OF 26N AND 10 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL S OF 26N. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT LATE. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N AND 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL S OF 26N. $$ GMZ086-070930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 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...THEN BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT N OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N TO NE 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...NW TO 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 LEWITSKY