000 FZNT24 KNHC 240308 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST SAT JAN 23 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. GMZ089-240930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST SAT JAN 23 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT OVER THE FAR NW GULF WATERS WILL EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR TUXPAN MEXICO SUN MORNING...FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN EVENING AND MOVE SE OF AREA AROUND MON EVENING. SOUTHERLY FLOW SETS UP AGAIN NW GULF TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED IN ADVANCE OF ANOTHER FRONT MOVING INTO NW GULF THU NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-240930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST SAT JAN 23 2010 .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT EARLY SUN NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT MON NIGHT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT TUE NIGHT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT WED NIGHT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING S TO SW LATE AND BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT THU NIGHT. $$ GMZ082-240930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST SAT JAN 23 2010 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E MON NIGHT THEN E TO SE LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT LATE MON NIGHT. .TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN PENINSULA IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 23N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N. $$ GMZ084-240930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST SAT JAN 23 2010 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT LATE TONIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE WED. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-240930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST SAT JAN 23 2010 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE S OF 25N MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 25N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT S OF 25N. .WED...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR