000 FZNT24 KNHC 292003 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-300330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST FRI JAN 29 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT HAS MOVED OFFSHORE OF TEXAS AND WILL REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO 21N97W TONIGHT THEN FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY SAT THEN FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN SAT EVENING THEN SE OF THE GULF WATERS EARLY SUN. THE FRONT WILL LIFT BACK TO THE N AS A TROUGH WITH AN AREA OF LOW PRES DEVELOPING ALONG IT LATE SUN THROUGH TUE. OTHERWISE HIGH PRES BUILDS IN BEHIND THE COLD FRONT AND STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DIMINISH ON SUN WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETTING UP OVER THE W GULF TUE THROUGH WED. $$ GMZ080-300330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST FRI JAN 29 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT SAT NIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN NIGHT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE W OF 94W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT W OF 94W AND 4 TO 7 FT E OF 94W. $$ GMZ082-300330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST FRI JAN 29 2010 ...GALE WARNING S OF 22N W OF FRONT... .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 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. .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 12 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 ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...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 VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .TUE...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N LATE. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 95W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 21N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N. $$ GMZ084-300330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST FRI JAN 29 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT E OF FRONT AND W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE SAT NIGHT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E N OF TROUGH AND E TO SE S OF TROUGH SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG TROUGH. .MON...N OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG TROUGH. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .WED...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-300330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST FRI JAN 29 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NW PART LATE. .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 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...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...N OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. .TUE...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY