000 FZNT24 KNHC 291432 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-292130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST FRI JAN 29 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST THIS MORNING AND WILL REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO 21N97W THIS EVENING THEN FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE SE BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY SAT THEN FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN SAT EVENING. STRONG HIGH PRES AND STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL ARRIVE BEHIND THE FRONT THEN WILL DIMINISH SUN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN THROUGH TUE WITH THE FRONT MOVING SE OF THE GULF WATERS. WEAK LOW PRES MAY FORM IN THE SE PORTION LATE SUN THROUGH TUE. $$ GMZ080-292130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST FRI JAN 29 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT AND S TO SW E OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT W OF FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT S OF 27N LATE. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT S OF 27N 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT E OF 95W AND TO 4 TO 7 FT W OF 95W SAT NIGHT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN NIGHT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE W OF 94W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. $$ GMZ082-292130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST FRI JAN 29 2010 ...GALE WARNING S OF 22N W OF FRONT... .THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT AND VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT E OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT AND SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT E OF FRONT 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 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 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 LATE 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 IN NW SWELL. 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...THEN DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE SUN NIGHT. 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 SUN NIGHT. .MON...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. $$ GMZ084-292130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST FRI JAN 29 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING...AND BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT N OF 25N AND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT S OF 25N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT S OF 26N AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N SUN NIGHT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT S OF 27N BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .TUE...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-292130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST FRI JAN 29 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 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 SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SAT NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN NIGHT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S OF 26N E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY