000 FZNT24 KNHC 120908 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST TUE JAN 12 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. GMZ089-121530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST TUE JAN 12 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A 1032 MB HIGH CENTERED JUST S OF THE LOUISIANA GULF COAST DOMINATES THE ENTIRE GULF REGION WITH MODERATE BREEZE AND SEAS GENERALLY UNDER 6 FT. 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 EXPECTED 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 OF GALE FORCE WINDS IN THE SW FLOW JUST AHEAD OF THE LOW...AND ALSO IN THE NW FLOW BEHIND IT. $$ GMZ080-121530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST TUE JAN 12 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI AND SAT... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OCCASIONALLY 20 KT S OF 26N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .FRI...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. W OF FRONT NE TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. $$ GMZ082-121530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST TUE JAN 12 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI AND SAT... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW WINDS 10 KT W OF TROUGH...THEN BECOMING SE TO S WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .FRI...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 21N. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 21N. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT. $$ GMZ084-121530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST TUE JAN 12 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI AND SAT... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-121530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST TUE JAN 12 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OCCASIONALLY 20 KT S OF 24N SHIFTING NE TO E WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OCCASIONALLY 20 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS LATE. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS BECOMING SW TO W LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS LATE. $$ FORECASTER GR