000 FZNT24 KNHC 130243 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM 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. GMZ089-130930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST TUE JAN 12 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATES THE ENTIRE GULF REGION WITH MODERATE BREEZE PREVAILING. A COASTAL TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE FAR W 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 FRI. LOW PRES WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NW GULF FRI AND SAT...WITH THE POTENTIAL OF GALE FORCE WINDS IN THE SW FLOW JUST AHEAD OF THE LOW. $$ GMZ080-130930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST TUE JAN 12 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI AND SAT... .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT THU NIGHT. .FRI AND SAT...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT..EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 120 NM E QUADRANT OF LOW. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING 20 TO 25 KT SAT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 14 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...NW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 FT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. $$ GMZ082-130930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST TUE JAN 12 2010 .TONIGHT...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT THU NIGHT. .FRI AND SAT...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 21N. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN....NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF 94W LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. $$ GMZ084-130930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST TUE JAN 12 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 24N FRI AND SAT... .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU NIGHT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT FROM 25N TO 29N W OF 87W LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...E OF FRONT N OF 24N S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT S OF 24N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF FRONT N OF 24N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT..EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N OF 27N SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOMING W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND THEN NW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 25N EARLY. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ086-130930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST TUE JAN 12 2010 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE TO E WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT . SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS LATE. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SW TO W LATE AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT N OF 25N. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS LATE. .SUN...W OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT NEAR THE FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER/AL