000 FZNT24 KNHC 070826 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST THU JAN 07 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. GMZ089-071530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST THU JAN 07 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES PREVAILS OVER THE GULF. SOUTHERLY FLOW HAS INCREASED OVER THE FAR WESTERN GULF AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT...WHICH WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST THIS MORNING. STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW WILL ARRIVE BEHIND THE FRONT...REACHING GALE FORCE OVER THE WESTERN GULF TODAY THROUGH SAT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 22N98W TONIGHT...SOUTH FLORIDA TO 20N94W TO 18N93W FRI NIGHT...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. $$ GMZ080-071530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST THU JAN 07 2010 ...GALE WARNING W OF 93W... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT TO 35 KT W OF 93W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT TONIGHT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT SAT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N AND 7 TO 11 FT S OF 27N SAT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE LATE MORNING...THEN BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 27N LATE. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-071530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST THU JAN 07 2010 ...GALE WARNING W OF FRONT... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE E OF FRONT AND BECOMING N TO NE 25 TO 35 KT W OF FRONT TONIGHT. 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 24N W OF FRONT N TO NE 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. .FRI NIGHT...S OF 24N W OF 92W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 11 TO 13 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT SUN NIGHT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. $$ GMZ084-071530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST THU JAN 07 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT N OF FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT N OF FRONT LATE. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N OF 26N AND 10 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE S OF 26N. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT LATE. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N LATE AND 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL S OF 26N LATE. $$ GMZ086-071530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST THU JAN 07 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW WINDS AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT...THEN BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT N OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 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 BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 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 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 26N...AND 8 TO 11 FT S OF 26N. .SUN...NW 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...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER AL