000 FZNT24 KNHC 152050 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-160330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST FRI JAN 15 2010 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES OF 1008 MB ALONG THE S TEXAS COAST NEAR 26N97W WILL MOVE NE INTO THE NW GULF TO NEAR 26N94W 1007 MB OVERNIGHT...AND TO NEAR 28N91W 1006 MB BY SAT MORNING BEFORE MOVING INLAND NEAR THE SE LOUISIANA OR FAR SW MISSISSIPPI COAST 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 AND TO E OF THE GULF WED AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE NW GULF COAST. SOUTHERLY FLOW THEN SETS UP OVER MUCH OF THE AREA BY WED. $$ GMZ080-160330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST FRI JAN 15 2010 ...GALE WARNING N OF 26N E OF 94W... .TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO TO 30 TO 40 KT WITHIN 300 NM NE QUADRANT OF LOW OVERNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...BUILDING 10 TO 14 FT OVERNIGHT. WITHIN 240 NM NW QUADRANT OF LOW OVERNIGHT N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT AND LOW E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF LOW AND FRONT. AREA OF RAIN NW OF LOW. .SAT...WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN DIMINISHING TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR LOW AND FRONT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AND TO 10 TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT FAR W PART 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E OF 94W S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-160330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST FRI JAN 15 2010 .TONIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT... EXCEPT S OF 22N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 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 AND SUN NIGHT....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. .WED...E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 95W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-160330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST FRI JAN 15 2010 ...GALE WARNING N OF 26N... .TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT TOWARDS DAYBREAK. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT EARLY...BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT OVERNIGHT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.. INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS SPREADING FROM SW TO NE N OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT...BECOMING S TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON AND DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT BY EARLY SAT EVENING. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 14 FT. FROM 23N TO 26N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR LOW AND FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT FAR N PART 2 TO 4 FT LATE. .MON AND TUE...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT...AND BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SUBSIDING NW SWELL. .WED...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-160330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST FRI JAN 15 2010 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 26N INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SPREADING FROM W TO E OVER N WATERS. ISOLATED .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 12FT...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 AND SUN NIGHT...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. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE