000 FZNT24 KNHC 260915 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST TUE JAN 26 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. GMZ089-261530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST TUE JAN 26 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES THE GULF WILL MOVE E AND SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASING OVER THE W GULF TONIGHT THROUGH THU AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST FRI AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA 0 PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI EVENING THEN FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA SAT THEN SE OF THE AREA SAT NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES WITH STRONG NW TO N WINDS WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT WITH POSSIBLE GALES OVER MUCH OF THE W GULF FRI. $$ GMZ080-261530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST TUE JAN 26 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 27N W OF FRONT FRI... .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OF LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT LATE. .FRI...S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ GMZ082-261530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST TUE JAN 26 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF FRONT FRI... .TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT. .THU...N OF 21N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 1O TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BUILDING 10 TO 14 FT LATE. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. W SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. $$ GMZ084-261530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST TUE JAN 26 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT W OF FRONT LATE. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL LATE. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT EARLY. $$ GMZ086-261530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST TUE JAN 26 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N OF 26N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT EARLY. $$ FORECASTER DGS