000 FZNT24 KNHC 150314 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST THU JAN 14 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. GMZ089-150930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST THU JAN 14 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ACROSS THE AREA WILL SHIFT E THROUGH FRI NIGHT AS A COMPLEX DEVELOPING LOW PRES OVER SOUTHERN TEXAS AND NORTHERN MEXICO MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST FRI AFTERNOON. THE LOW IS FORECAST TO TRACK ENE REACHING THE MIDDLE GULF BY SAT MORNING WITH ITS ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT ACROSS THE FAR WESTERN GULF FRI...AND INTO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT MORNING. THE LOW THEN RAPIDLY MOVES NE AND INLAND OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE WITH THE COLD FRONT EXTENDING TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL BY SAT NIGHT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE AHEAD OF THE LOW THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE GULF INTO SAT WITH SEAS BUILDING TO LARGE VALUES. POSSIBLE WINDS TO GALE FORCE MAY BE SEEN IN THE NE AND SE QUADRANTS OF THE LOW WITH TIGHT PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN THE LOW AND HIGH PRES TO THE E. WINDS AND SEAS THEN DIMINISH OVER MUCH OF THE GULF LATE SAT THROUGH MON AS HIGH PRES SETTLES IN OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF. THE HIGH THEN MOVES TO THE FAR NE WATERS TUE ALLOWING FOR LIGHT RETURN SOUTHERLY FLOW TO SET UP OVER THE WESTERN PORTION. $$ GMZ080-150930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST THU JAN 14 2010 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 93W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT S PART BECOMING SE TO S AND SHIFTING TO W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT W PART BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST E OF FRONT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS SPREADING FROM W TO E AHEAD OF FRONT...AND ALSO WITH THE LOW. .SAT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT...AND TO 10 TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT FAR W PART 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-150930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST THU JAN 14 2010 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT S OF 21N AND 7 TO 9 FT N OF 21N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS W PART. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT... BECOMING S TO SW FRI NIGHT AND DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT S OF 23N...AND TO 8 TO 10 FT N OF 23N. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT E OF FRONT S TO SW IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N OF 23N...AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 23N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR E PART EARLY. .SUN....NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 94W BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 95W...AND TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF 95W. .MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-150930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST THU JAN 14 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 25N SAT... .TONIGHT...W OF 88W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 88W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT N OF 27N FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT N OF 27N BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...WITHIN 180 NM NE AND SE QUADRANT OF LOW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT AND LOW SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT N OF 25N 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST FROM 25N TO 27N. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE PART 25 TO 30 KT...AND OVER FAR NW PART W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT OVER FAR NE PART 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NE AND E PARTS. .SUN...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT FAR N PART 2 TO 4 FT LATE. .MON AND TUE...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AND BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SUBSIDING NW SWELL. $$ GMZ086-150930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST THU JAN 14 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... BECOMING SE TO S AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW SAT NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FROM 25N TO 28N...AND TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 28N. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. .TUE...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S PART. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE/AL