000 FZNT24 KNHC 301433 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-302130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST SAT JAN 30 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM PANAMA CITY FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 18N93W WILL REACH FROM TAMPA BAY FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA THIS EVENING THEN FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL BY EARLY SUN. THE FRONT WILL LIFT BACK N AS A TROUGH THROUGH LATE SUN THROUGH TUE AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS OFF THE SE U.S COAST. THIS LOW WILL DRAG A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE GULF TUE AND WED WHICH WILL MERGE WITH THE TROUGH AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE N AND CENTRAL WATERS WHILE SLIDING E...ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO SET UP OVER THE W PORTION BY WED. $$ GMZ080-302130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST SAT JAN 30 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT E OF 94W AND TO 4 TO 7 FT W OF 94W TONIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN NIGHT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 94W AND N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT E OF 94W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR NW PART LATE. $$ GMZ082-302130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST SAT JAN 30 2010 ...GALE WARNING S OF 22N W OF 94W... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 TONIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE 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...S OF 22N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE SUN NIGHT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 94W AND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT E OF 94W SUN NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN THE EVENING...THEN SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE SUN NIGHT. .MON...W OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 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 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 22N 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. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 94W AND SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT E OF 94W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 21N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART. $$ GMZ084-302130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST SAT JAN 30 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE TONIGHT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E N OF TROUGH AND E TO SE S OF TROUGH SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG TROUGH. .MON...N OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG TROUGH. .TUE...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-302130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST SAT JAN 30 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT W TO 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 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 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 LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. .TUE...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY