000 FZNT24 KNHC 262108 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-270330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST TUE JAN 26 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE AREA WILL SHIFT NE THROUGH THU AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS W OF THE AREA ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO INCREASE OVER THE W GULF. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH OFF THE TEXAS COAST FRI MORNING...AND REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI EVENING ...FROM SW FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA SAT AFTERNOON THEN MOVE SE OF GULF SAT NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES WITH STRONG NW TO N WINDS WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT WITH POSSIBLE GALE WINDS IN SW PORTION FRI. CONDITIONS DIMINISH ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA SAT AND SUN AS HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA SLIDES E. $$ GMZ080-270330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST TUE JAN 26 2010 .TONIGHT...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR W PORTION LATE. .FRI...S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. AREAS OF RAIN W OF FRONT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST SE. $$ GMZ082-270330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST TUE JAN 26 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF FRONT FRI... .TONIGHT 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. VSBY BELOW 5 NM IN WIDESPREAD AREAS OF DENSE FOG W OF 92W OVERNIGHT INTO WED. .THU AND THU NIGHT...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...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. AREAS OF RAIN W OF FRONT. .SAT...S OF 22N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT...AND TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT ...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT W OF 95W. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. $$ GMZ084-270330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST TUE JAN 26 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT S OF 24N 5 TO 7 FT. .WED AND NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT SHIFTING TO NW TO N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS TSTMS N PORTION ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-270330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST TUE JAN 26 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N 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 4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE