000 FZNT24 KNHC 280319 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST WED JAN 27 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. GMZ089-280930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST WED JAN 27 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE NE GULF WILL SHIFT E TONIGHT ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO INCREASE OVER THE W GULF TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY FRI AND EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO LATE FRI AND FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE SAT THEN MOVE SE OF THE GULF BY EARLY SUN. STRONG HIGH PRES WITH STRONG NW TO N WINDS WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT WITH POSSIBLE GALES IN THE SW PORTION FRI NIGHT AND SAT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA LATE SAT THROUGH MON AS HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA MOVES E. $$ GMZ080-280930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST WED JAN 27 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT FRI NIGHT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. AREAS OF RAIN W OF FRONT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-280930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST WED JAN 27 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF FRONT FRI NIGHT AND SAT... .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...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 AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON AND FRI NIGHT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. AREAS OF RAIN W OF FRONT. .SAT...S OF 22N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. $$ GMZ084-280930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST WED JAN 27 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT W OF FRONT LATE FRI NIGHT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT LATE FRI NIGHT. .SAT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL LATE. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-280930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST WED JAN 27 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E 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 AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI NIGHT. 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 BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY/COBB