000 FZNT24 KNHC 300848 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST SAT JAN 30 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. GMZ089-301530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST SAT JAN 30 2010 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM MOBILE ALABAMA TO 26N92 TO 19N94W WILL REACH FROM N FLORIDA TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS AFTERNOON...FROM FORT MYERS FLORIDA TO NE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE TONIGHT...THEN MOVE SE OF THE GULF EARLY SUN MORNING. THE FRONT WILL LIFT BACK N AS A TROUGH THROUGH TUE AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS OFF THE SE U.S COAST. THIS LOW WILL DRAG A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE EASTERN PORTION TUE AND WED AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WATERS WHILE SLIDING E ...AND ALLOWS FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO SET UP OVER THE W PORTION. $$ GMZ080-301530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST SAT JAN 30 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE AND DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT... SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT SAT NIGHT E OF 94W...AND TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF 94W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN NIGHT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE W OF 94W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT W OF 94W...AND 4 TO 7 FT E OF 94W. $$ GMZ082-301530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST SAT JAN 30 2010 ...GALE WARNING S OF 22N W OF FRONT... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 22N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL TONIGHT. 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...INCREASING TO 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. $$ GMZ084-301530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST SAT JAN 30 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE TONIGHT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E N OF TROUGH AND E TO SE S OF TROUGH SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG TROUGH. .MON...N OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG TROUGH. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .WED...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-301530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST SAT JAN 30 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 20 KT LATE TONIGHT. 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 THROUGHOUT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE