000 FZNT24 KNHC 172114 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST SUN JAN 17 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. GMZ089-180330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST SUN JAN 17 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM NEAR CEDAR KEY FLORIDA TO 25N86W...WITH HIGH PRES BUILDING IN OVER THE W GULF. THE FRONT WILL PUSH E OF THE GULF BY EARLY MON WITH HIGH PRES DOMINATING ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH TUE. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW INCREASES OVER THE CENTRAL AND W GULF WED AND WED NIGHT AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY THU... REACHING FROM NEAR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 23N94W BY THU EVENING THEN MOVING E OF THE AREA BY FRI NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-180330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST SUN JAN 17 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. .MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING THEN W TO NW W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN THE EVENING. W OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-180330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST SUN JAN 17 2010 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT W OF 94W AND 4 TO 6 FT E OF 94W SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. .MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT N OF 23N. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU...W OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-180330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST SUN JAN 17 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE LATE EVENING...THEN BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 25N EARLY. .MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING VARIABLE MON NIGHT...THEN BECOMING SE TO S TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT MON NIGHT AND TUE. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TUE. .WED...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS LATE. .THU...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. $$ GMZ086-180330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST SUN JAN 17 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN W SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 27N W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 24N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING N TO NE MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN W SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON NIGHT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON NIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .THU...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...S OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY