000 FZNT24 KNHC 110238 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM 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. GMZ089-110930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST SUN JAN 10 2010 .SYNOPSIS...1039 MB HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE S CENTRAL U.S. DOMINATES THE ENTIRE GULF REGION AND CONTINUES TO PRODUCE FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS. THE HIGH WILL SINK S TO ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST MON EVENING...CAUSING WINDS TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH TONIGHT THROUGH WED. A COASTAL TROUGH MAY DEVELOP IN THE FAR SW GULF MON THROUGH WED. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE WESTERN GULF THU AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT WHICH IS FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE COAST OF TEXAS THU NIGHT INTO EARLY FRI. LOW PRES IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT ACROSS THE NW GULF WITH POTENTIAL GALES ON FRI. $$ GMZ080-110930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST SUN JAN 10 2010 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 94W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF 94W LATE. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .FRI...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN S SWELL. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. $$ GMZ082-110930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST SUN JAN 10 2010 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 22N W OF 94W...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING 5 TO 9 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 NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT WED...THEN BECOMING SE TO S LATE WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT N OF 21N AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 21N LATE. .FRI...E OF FRONT SE TO S WIND 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ084-110930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST SUN JAN 10 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .MON...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TUE. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-110930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST SUN JAN 10 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING 4 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. SCT VSBYS 3 NM OR LESS IN PATCHY FOG IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA E OF 83W. .MON...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N TUE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE. .WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE THU...THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 9 FT LATE. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS LATE. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY