000 FZNT24 KNHC 080236 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-080930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST THU JAN 07 2010 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW FOLLOWS A COLD FRONT FROM S CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO S TEXAS...WITH MINIMAL GALE FORCE WINDS OVER THE FAR WESTERN GULF FROM S TEXAS TO TAMPICO MEXICO. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM TAMPA FLORIDA TO 21N94W TO 19N94W BY FRI AFTERNOON...THEN FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS TO THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA BY LATE FRI NIGHT. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER THE FAR SW GULF THROUGH SAT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT LATE SAT THROUGH SUN...WITH STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW WEAKENING MON THROUGH TUE. $$ GMZ080-080930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST THU JAN 07 2010 ...GALE WARNING W OF 93W... .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT TO 35 KT W OF 93W. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT LATE. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT SAT...THEN BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N AND 7 TO 11 FT S OF 27N SAT...THEN SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT ALL AREAS SAT NIGHT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 27N LATE. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-080930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 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 8 TO 11 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...S OF 24N W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 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 NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PORTION. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 12 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .TUE...E OT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 94W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-080930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST THU JAN 07 2010 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 25N SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. S OF FRONT SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N OF 26N AND 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL S OF 26N...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT S OF 26N SAT NIGHT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 25N LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N OF 25N AND 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL S OF 25N. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 25N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N LATE... AND 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N LATE. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N. $$ GMZ086-080930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST THU JAN 07 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...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 LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT FRI NIGHT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT N OF 25N...AND 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL S OF 26N. .MON...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY