000 FZNT24 KNHC 250309 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-250930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST SUN JAN 24 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL EXTEND FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL MON MORNING AND MOVE SE OF AREA MON EVENING. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER W GULF TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU IN ADVANCE OF STRONGER COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NW GULF WATERS LATE THU FOLLOWED BY STRONG NW WINDS. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO NW BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI MORNING AND FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO YUCATAN PENINSULA SAT MORNING. $$ GMZ080-250930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST SUN JAN 24 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED THU NIGHT AND FRI... .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT MON NIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT TUE NIGHT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING S TO SW LATE AND BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT THU NIGHT INTO FRI. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 14 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. $$ GMZ082-250930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST SUN JAN 24 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED THU NIGHT AND FRI... .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 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 WITH HIGHER GUSTS SHIFTING TO N 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT THU NIGHT INTO FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 16 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. $$ GMZ084-250930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST SUN JAN 24 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT MAINLY N OF 25N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. .TUE THROUGH WED..N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT THU NIGHT INTO FRI. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT THU NIGHT. $$ GMZ086-250930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 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 TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT MAINLY N OF 25N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE THROUGH 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 BECOMING SE TO S THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. $$ FORECASTER GR