000 FZNT24 KNHC 310223 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM 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. GMZ089-310930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST SAT JAN 30 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL EXTEND FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL EARLY SUN. THE FRONT WILL LIFT BACK N AS A TROUGH SUN AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUE AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS OFF THE SE U.S COAST. THE ATLC LOW WILL DRAG A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE E GULF TUE PUSHING SE OF THE WATERS TUE NIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS DOWN FROM THE N. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETS UP IN THE W GULF WHERE A COASTAL TROUGH WILL DEVELOP. LOW PRES MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE TROUGH THEN MOVE E ACROSS THE N GULF WED THROUGH THU WITH A TRAILING COLD FRONT EXTENDING SW FROM THE LOW. $$ GMZ080-310930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST SAT JAN 30 2010 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT W OF 95W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN NIGHT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 94W AND 20 TO 25 KT W OF 94W IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE EVENING... THEN BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT E OF 94W AND 6 TO 9 FT W OF 94W LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR NW PART LATE. .WED...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING S TO SW EXCEPT BECOMING NW TO N W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS LATE. .THU...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT AND LOW. $$ GMZ082-310930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST SAT JAN 30 2010 ...GALE WARNING S OF 22N W OF 94W EARLY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S OF 22N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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...EXCEPT N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA SUN. 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 AND MON NIGHT...W OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT MON NIGHT. E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON NIGHT. .TUE...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 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...N OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW IN THE EVENING...EXCEPT BECOMING W TO NW W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR NW PART LATE. .THU...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT S OF 21N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ084-310930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST SAT JAN 30 2010 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... BECOMING NE TO E N OF 25N AND NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT S OF 25N SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT S OF 25N LATE. S OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG TROUGH. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG TROUGH. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N LATE. .WED...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING S TO SW EXCEPT BECOMING W TO NW W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-310930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST SAT JAN 30 2010 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E N OF 25N AND E TO SE S OF 25N SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG 25N SUN NIGHT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG TROUGH. .TUE...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT EARLY. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 26N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 26N LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 26N LATE. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY/COBB