000 FZNT24 KNHC 111529 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST MON JAN 11 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. GMZ089-112130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST MON JAN 11 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A 1036 MB HIGH CENTERED OVER S CENTRAL LOUISIANA DOMINATES THE ENTIRE GULF REGION AND CONTINUES TO PRODUCE FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE EXTREME SE GULF AND INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN. THE HIGH WILL SHIFT E-SE ALONG THE GULF COAST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...CAUSING WINDS ACROSS THE BASIN TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH. A COASTAL TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE FAR SW GULF TONIGHT 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 FRI...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR MODERATE GALES FRI THROUGH SAT MORNING. $$ GMZ080-112130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST MON JAN 11 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT OCCASIONALLY 20 KT S OF 26N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 94W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF 94W LATE. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .FRI...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN S SWELL. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-112130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST MON JAN 11 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF DEVELOPING TROUGH. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. .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. $$ GMZ084-112130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST MON JAN 11 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 9 TO 11 FT ACROSS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TUE. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-112130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST MON JAN 11 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...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 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .TONIGHT 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 STRIPLING