000 FZNT24 KNHC 290251 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST THU JAN 28 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. GMZ089-290930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST THU JAN 28 2010 .SYNOPSIS...SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW HAS INCREASED OVER THE W GULF AS HIGH PRES HAS SHIFTED E INTO THE ATLC. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY FRI AND EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO FRI EVENING THEN FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY SAT THEN FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE YUCATAN SAT EVENING AND 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 FAR SW PORTION FRI NIGHT AND SAT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA SUN THROUGH TUE AS HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA MOVES E. $$ GMZ080-290930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST THU JAN 28 2010 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT FRI NIGHT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT FRI NIGHT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. AREAS OF RAIN W OF FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SAT NIGHT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. $$ GMZ082-290930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST THU JAN 28 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 22N W OF 94W AND W OF FRONT FRI NIGHT AND SAT... .TONIGHT...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 BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 21N LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR NW PART LATE. .FRI NIGHT...S OF 22N W OF 94W AND W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 21N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. AREAS OF RAIN W OF FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 22N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT SAT NIGHT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT SAT NIGHT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT SAT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN THE EVENING...THEN SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-290930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST THU JAN 28 2010 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT LATE FRI NIGHT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT FRI NIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .TUE...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-290930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST THU JAN 28 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI NIGHT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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 BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE S OF 26N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. .TUE...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY/COBB