000 FZNT24 KNHC 251444 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST MON JAN 25 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. GMZ089-252130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST MON JAN 25 2010 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM NEAR FORT MYERS FLORIDA SW TO JUST E OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL MOVE SE OF AREA TONIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS E ACROSS THE AREA. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW INCREASES OVER THE WESTERN GULF TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU IN ADVANCE OF A STRONGER COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NW PORTION LATE THU. THE FRONT SHOULD REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE ON FRI. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT WITH STRONG NW TO N WINDS WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO GALE FORCE OVER MUCH OF THE WESTERN GULF. $$ GMZ080-252130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST MON JAN 25 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 27N LATE THU INTO FRI... .THIS AFTERNOON...E OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF 95W 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT..VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE NIGHT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF 94W SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATE. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT S OF 27N 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N...AND TO 9 TO 14 FT SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT...SHIFTING TO E OF AREA LATE. AREAS OF RAIN W PORTION. $$ GMZ082-252130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST MON JAN 25 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF FRONT FRI... .THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .TONIGHT...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. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N OF 21N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 1O TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO S 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT SHIFTING TO NW TO N AND INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT BUILDING TO 9 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ084-252130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST MON JAN 25 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED..N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE LATE WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NW OF FRONT SHIFTING TO NW TO N AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT ...EXCEPT NW OF FRONT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. $$ GMZ086-252130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST MON JAN 25 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT N OF 27N SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT FAR N PORTION LATE. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR S PORTION. .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 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PART SHIFTING TO NW LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PORTION. $$ FORECASTER SANDOVAL/AGUIRRE