000 FZNT24 KNHC 290852 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST FRI JAN 29 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. GMZ089-291530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST FRI JAN 29 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS E OF 90W WILL SHIFT E THROUGH SAT IN RESPONSE TO A COLD FRONT THAT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST THIS MORNING...AND REACHES FROM NEAR SE LOUISIANA TO 19N94W TONIGHT...FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT AFTERNOON...THEN WEAKENS AS IT REACHES FROM NEAR FORT MYERS TO THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA BY LATE SAT NIGHT AND INTO SUN MORNING. FRONT THEN MOVES SE OF THE GULF SUN AFTERNOON AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS IN BEHIND THE FRONT. WINDS WILL QUICKLY DIMINISH ACROSS MUCH OF THE GULF THROUGH TUE AS POSSIBLE LOW PRES FORMS OVER THE SE PORTION. $$ GMZ080-291530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST FRI JAN 29 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT TONIGHT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. AREAS OF RAIN W OF FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SAT NIGHT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. $$ GMZ082-291530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST FRI JAN 29 2010 ...GALE WARNING S OF 22N W OF FRONT... .TODAY...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. .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT N OF 22N AND TO 9 TO 14 FT S OF 22N. 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. $$ GMZ084-291530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST FRI JAN 29 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING...EXCEPT W OF FRONT LATE TONIGHT W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT S OF 26N...AND TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 27N BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .TUE...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT ...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-291530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST FRI JAN 29 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT ...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. 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...EXCEPT S OF 26N BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 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 AGUIRRE