000 FZNT24 KNHC 012015 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST SAT JAN 01 2011 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. GMZ089-020330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST SAT JAN 01 2011 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO MEXICAN COAST NEAR 21N97W THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE SE AND REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE SW BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE SUN THEN BECOME STATIONARY ACROSS THE BAY OF CAMPECHE...WHILE CONTINUING SE AND WEAKENING FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO NEAR 23N95W MON MORNING. THE FRONTAL REMNANTS WILL THEN LIFT N MON NIGHT AND TUE. A WEAK WAVE AND POSSIBLE LOW PRES WILL DEVELOPS ALONG THIS OLD BOUNDARY OVER THE NW GULF TUE AND MOVE NE ALONG THE FRONTAL REMNANT INTO SE TEXAS AND SW LOUISIANA TUE NIGHT. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE TEXAS COASTS LATE WED. $$ GMZ080-020330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST SAT JAN 01 2011 .TONIGHT AND SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 15 KT MON. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT MON. SCATTERED SHOWERS DEVELOPING MON. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS EARLY. .WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT AHEAD OF FRONT THEN NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-020330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST SAT JAN 01 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT..N OF 21N NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT S OF 21N W OF 96W...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 22N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ084-020330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST SAT JAN 01 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT N OF 26N AND 10 TO 15 KT S OF 26N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 26N. .THU...WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 26N. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT N OF 26N AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 26N. $$ GMZ086-020330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST SAT JAN 01 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 5 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT N OF FRONT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT AND INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT LATE N OF 28N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 4 TO 5 FT N OF 28N LATE. .THU...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING