000 FZNT24 KNHC 072047 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-080330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST THU JAN 07 2010 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW FOLLOWS A COLD FRONT FROM S CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO S TEXAS...REACHING GALE FORCE OVERNIGHT OVER THE FAR WESTERN GULF FROM S TEXAS TO TAMPICO MEXICO. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM TAMPA FLORIDA TO 24N94W TO 20N97W EARLY FRI...AND FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS TO NE YUCATAN SAT MORNING...BEFORE CLEARING SE OF THE GULF SAT AFTERNOON. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER THE FAR SW GULF INTO SAT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT...WITH STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW WEAKENING INTO MON. $$ GMZ080-080330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST THU JAN 07 2010 ...GALE WARNING W OF 93W... .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT TO 35 KT W OF 93W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT TONIGHT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT SAT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N AND 7 TO 11 FT S OF 27N SAT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE LATE MORNING...THEN BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 27N LATE. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-080330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST THU JAN 07 2010 ...GALE WARNING W OF FRONT... .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 35 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...S OF 24N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 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 AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 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 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 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. .TUE...E OT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-080330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST THU JAN 07 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT N OF FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT N OF FRONT LATE. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N OF 26N AND 10 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT SAT NIGHT S OF 26N. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 25N AND 8 TO 12 FT S OF 25N. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N LATE AND 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL S OF 26N LATE. .TUE...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-080330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST THU JAN 07 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...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 10 KT SHIFTING SE TO S 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 AND SAT NIGHT...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. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN