000 FZNT24 KNHC 150902 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST FRI JAN 15 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. GMZ089-151530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST FRI JAN 15 2010 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NW GULF TODAY...SHIFTING FROM 27N97W AT 1010 MB THIS AFTERNOON TO 28N90W 1006 MB BY SAT MORNING. LOW PRES WILL MOVE ONSHORE SAT EVENING NEAR BILOXI MISSISSIPPI. A COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND S OF THE LOW MOVING THROUGH THE SW GULF OF MEXICO TODAY...THROUGH THE CENTRAL GULF OF YUCATAN SAT...AND MOVING THROUGH FL BY SUN AFTERNOON. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE LOW AND FRONT SAT. HIGH PRES SHIFTS E BEHIND FRONT ACROSS THE GULF SUN THROUGH TUE. $$ GMZ080-151530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST FRI JAN 15 2010 ...GALE WARNING E OF 92W SAT MORNING... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITHIN 210 NM NE SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT INCREASING TO 7 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR LOW AND FRONT. .SAT...WITHIN 240 NM NE AND 270 NM SE QUADRANT OF LOW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. WITHIN 75 NM W OF FRONT NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR LOW AND FRONT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AND TO 10 TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT FAR W PART 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-151530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST FRI JAN 15 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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. $$ GMZ084-151530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST FRI JAN 15 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 23N SAT... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE TONIGHT AND TO 25 TO 30 KT N OF 25N TONIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT N OF 25N BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR LOW AND FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...WITHIN 240 NM NE AND 270 NM SE QUADRANTS OF LOW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. WITHIN 75 NM W OF FRONT N OF 25N NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR LOW AND FRONT. .SUN...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT FAR N PART 2 TO 4 FT LATE. .MON AND TUE...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AND BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SUBSIDING NW SWELL. $$ GMZ086-151530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST FRI JAN 15 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 SCHAUER