000 FZNT24 KNHC 221454 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST FRI JAN 22 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. GMZ089-222130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST FRI JAN 22 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE NW BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE OVER THE E CENTRAL GULF TONIGHT. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE W GULF TONIGHT IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST SAT EVENING REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE SUN MOVING SE OF AREA MON NIGHT. SOUTHERLY FLOW SETS UP AGAIN NW GULF TUE NIGHT INTO WED. $$ GMZ080-222130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST FRI JAN 22 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT..E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT EARLY TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE TONIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND COLD FRONT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT EARLY SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT W PART MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT W PART LATE. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT W OF 94W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-222130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST FRI JAN 22 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT NW WATERS LATE TONIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...NW OF FRONT N TO NE 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .TUE...NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-222130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST FRI JAN 22 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SAT NIGHT. .SUN...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-222130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST FRI JAN 22 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TONIGHT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .SUN...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT BY WED. $$ FORECASTER NELSON