000 FZNT24 KNHC 160857 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST SAT JAN 16 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. GMZ089-161530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST SAT JAN 16 2010 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES OF 1009 MB NEAR 28N94W WILL MOVE TO NEAR 29N88W 1005 MB THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE MOVING INLAND ON THE MISSISSIPPI COAST EARLY THIS EVENING. ITS ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH YUCATAN PENINSULA BY TONIGHT. GALE FORCE WINDS CAN BE FOUND IN THE NE QUADRANT OF THE LOW AND AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT TODAY. 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. $$ GMZ080-161530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST SAT JAN 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING N OF 27N E OF 92W... .TODAY...WITHIN 270 NM NE QUADRANT OF LOW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR LOW AND FRONT. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AND TO 10 TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT FAR W PART 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E OF 94W S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-161530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST SAT JAN 16 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS. 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. $$ GMZ084-161530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST SAT JAN 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING N OF 23N... .TODAY...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT LATER THIS MORNING AND BECOMING SE TO S 25 TO 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON W OF THE FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT THIS AFTERNOON. FROM 23N TO 28N S TO SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 23N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING NW W OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N. .TONIGHT...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS E OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR LOW AND FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT FAR N PART 2 TO 4 FT LATE. .MON AND TUE...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AND BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SUBSIDING NW SWELL. .WED...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-161530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST SAT JAN 16 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 12 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 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 SCHAUER