000 FZNT24 KNHC 151527 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-152130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST FRI JAN 15 2010 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES OF 1008 MB JUST INLAND THE S TEXAS COAST WILL MOVE NE INTO THE NW GULF TO NEAR 27N94W 1007 MB BY EARLY THIS EVENING...AND TO NEAR 28N91W 1006 MB BY SAT MORNING BEFORE MOVING INLAND NEAR THE SE LOUISIANA OR FAR SW MISSISSIPPI COAST LATE SAT AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING. ITS ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND SW TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY THIS EVENING ...AND TO THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY SAT EVENING. E TO SE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE AHEAD OF THE LOW AND FRONT THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE GULF THROUGH SUN WITH GALE FORCE WINDS OVER THE PORTIONS OF THE GULF E OF THE LOW AND FRONT. THE COLD FRONT WILL THEN PUSH E THROUGH THE EASTERN GULF AND ACROSS FLORIDA SUN. WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH OVER THE AREA LATE SUN THROUGH TUE 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. $$ GMZ080-152130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST FRI JAN 15 2010 ...GALE WARNING N OF 27N E OF 94W... .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE E OF LOW AND FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS SPREADING FROM SW TO NE. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 240 NM NE QUADRANT OF LOW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT... INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 14 FT. WITHIN 240 NM NW QUADRANT OF LOW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT AND LOW E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF LOW AND FRONT. AREA OF RAIN NW OF LOW. .SAT...WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN DIMINISHING TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR LOW AND FRONT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AND TO 10 TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT FAR W PART 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-152130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST FRI JAN 15 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING S TO SW TONIGHT AND DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT S OF 23N TONIGHT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT N OF 23N. .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. $$ GMZ084-152130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST FRI JAN 15 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 26N SAT... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE TONIGHT AND TO 25 TO 30 KT N OF 25N TONIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT N OF 25N BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR LOW AND FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...BECOMING S TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON AND DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT BY EARLY SAT EVENING. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 14 FT. FROM 23N TO 26N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR LOW AND FRONT. .SUN...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT FAR N PART 2 TO 4 FT LATE. .MON AND TUE...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT ...AND BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SUBSIDING NW SWELL. $$ GMZ086-152130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST FRI JAN 15 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON 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 AND TO SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE SAT NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT...THEN SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE SAT NIGHT. 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