000 FZNT24 KNHC 252031 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-260330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST MON JAN 25 2010 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT JUST SE OF AREA WILL CONTINUE TO PULL AWAY FROM THE GULF THROUGH TUE 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...AND FROM SW FLORIDA TO NE YUCATAN PENINSULA BY LATE SAT. 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 BEGINNING LATE THU INTO FRI MORNING. $$ GMZ080-260330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST MON JAN 25 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 27N LATE THU INTO FRI... .TONIGHT..VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE NIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF 94W WINDS SHIFTING TO S TO SW AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT S OF 27N 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N...AND TO 9 TO 14 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT...SHIFTING TO E OF AREA LATE. AREAS OF RAIN W PORTION. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST FAR S PART. $$ GMZ082-260330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST MON JAN 25 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF FRONT FRI... .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 NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL E PART. .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. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT FAR W PART NW 25 TO 30 KT EARLY. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT... HIGHEST FAR S PART. $$ GMZ084-260330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST MON JAN 25 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... BECOMING E TO SE WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT WED AND DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT WED AND SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT WED NIGHT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NW OF FRONT SHIFTING TO NW TO N AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT ...EXCEPT NW OF FRONT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT SW 15 TO 20 KT EARLY SE OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST S PART. $$ GMZ086-260330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST MON JAN 25 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N 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 NIGHT...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. .SAT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED FAR S PART NEAR FRONT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE