000 FZNT24 KNHC 091456 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST SAT JAN 09 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. GMZ089-092130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST SAT JAN 09 2010 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG NLY WINDS WILL PERSIST BEHIND THE FRONT WITH GALE FORCE WINDS OVER THE FAR SW GULF THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY LATE SUN THROUGH WED AS HIGH PRES BUILDS S OVER THE GULF REGION. $$ GMZ080-092130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST SAT JAN 09 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN NIGHT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-092130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST SAT JAN 09 2010 ...GALE WARNING S OF 21N W OF 94W... .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 15 TO 18 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN N SWELL. E OF 94W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 13 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE S OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 12 FT LATE. N OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 14 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 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 94W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-092130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST SAT JAN 09 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF 26N AND 10 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL S OF 26N SUBSIDING 8 TO 12 FT TONIGHT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 25N LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT N OF 25N AND 8 TO 12 FT S OF 25N. .SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 25N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING 8 TO 10 FT LATE. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING 5 TO 10 KT N OF 25N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N LATE AND 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N LATE. .TUE AND WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N. $$ GMZ086-092130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST SAT JAN 09 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 26N AND 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL S OF 26N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 27N AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. .MON...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 26N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26 N. .TUE AND WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR/DGS