000 FZNT24 KNHC 100907 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST SUN JAN 10 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. GMZ089-101530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST SUN JAN 10 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES DOMINATES THE ENTIRE GULF REGION PRODUCING FRESH TO STRONG NLY WINDS. THESE WINDS WILL PERSIST TODAY... THEN WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT THROUGH WED AS HIGH PRES BUILDS S FROM THE U.S. MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. A COASTAL TROUGH MAY DEVELOP ACROSS THE SW GULF MON THROUGH WED. SLY RETURN WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE WESTERN GULF THU AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE COAST OF TEXAS THU NIGHT INTO EARLY FRI. $$ GMZ080-101530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST SUN JAN 10 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS TO 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 94W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF 94W LATE. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. $$ GMZ082-101530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST SUN JAN 10 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 21N W OF 94W...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 96W MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT WED...THEN BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT N OF 21N W OF 93W LATE. $$ GMZ084-101530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST SUN JAN 10 2010 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT ACROSS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 25N LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT N OF 25N AND 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL S OF 25N. .TONIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .MON...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE MORNING...THEN SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT EARLY TUE...THEN SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 25N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. $$ GMZ086-101530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST SUN JAN 10 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT OCCASIONALLY 30 KT S OF 24N...DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 27N AND 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL S OF 27N. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 25N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 26N SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE...AND 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL S OF 26N SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE WED...THEN BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR