000 FZNT24 KNHC 242125 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST SUN JAN 24 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. GMZ089-250330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST SUN JAN 24 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL EXTEND FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA SUNRISE MON AND MOVE SE OF AREA MON NIGHT. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER W GULF TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF WATERS LATE THU REACHING FROM MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO NW BAY OF CAMPECHE SUNRISE FRI AND FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO YUCATAN PENINSULA SUNRISE SAT. $$ GMZ080-250330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST SUN JAN 24 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED THU NIGHT AND FRI... .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT MON NIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT TUE NIGHT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING S TO SW LATE AND BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT THU NIGHT INTO FRI. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. $$ GMZ082-250330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST SUN JAN 24 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED THU NIGHT AND FRI... .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .MON NIGHT...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH 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 AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. $$ GMZ084-250330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST SUN JAN 24 2010 .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE S OF 25N MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED..N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU AND FRI ...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. $$ GMZ086-250330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST SUN JAN 24 2010 .TONIGHT...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 6 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 25N TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 6 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 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON