000 FZNT24 KNHC 112032 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-120330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST MON JAN 11 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A 1034 MB HIGH CENTERED OVER SE LOUISIANA DOMINATES THE ENTIRE GULF REGION AND CONTINUES TO PRODUCE FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE EXTREME SE GULF AND INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN. THE HIGH WILL SHIFT E-SE ALONG THE N GULF COAST 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. $$ GMZ080-120330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST MON JAN 11 2010 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT OCCASIONALLY 20 KT S OF 26N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 94W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF 94W LATE. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .FRI...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN S SWELL. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. CONFUSED SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN MERGING SE AND NW SWELL. $$ GMZ082-120330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST MON JAN 11 2010 .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 NIGHT...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. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 30 KT N OF 23N. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 13 FT N OF 23N AND 5 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL S OF 23N. $$ GMZ084-120330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST MON JAN 11 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TUE. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE. .WED THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. N OF 25N CONFUSED SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN MERGING S AND NW SWELL. S OF 25N SEAS 5 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. $$ GMZ086-120330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST MON JAN 11 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N TUE. SEAS 2 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 THROUGH 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 TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 9 FT LATE. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS LATE. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 12 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING