000 FZNT24 KNHC 062036 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST THU JAN 06 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. GMZ089-070330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST THU JAN 06 2011 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM FORT MEYERS FL TO 23N95W WILL EXTEND FROM 25N81W TO YUCATAN CHANNEL THIS EVENING AND SE OF AREA LATE TONIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT CLIPS THE NE GULF FRI AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER REMAINDER OF GULF. SE RETURN FLOW DEVELOPS IN W GULF SAT AHEAD OF NEXT FRONT MOVING INTO GULF EARLY SUN. COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 1004 MB LOW PRES ALONG THE S CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST TO 20N96W SUN THEN FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE MON AND E OF THE AREA TUE. $$ GMZ080-070330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST THU JAN 06 2011 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E OF 94W NW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOME S 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILD 6 TO 8 FT SAT NIGHT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILD 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .SUN...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-070330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST THU JAN 06 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E OF 94 E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE 20 TO 25 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILD 6 TO 8 FT SAT NIGHT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME NW 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-070330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST THU JAN 06 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-070330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST THU JAN 06 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 26N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME NW WINDS 25 KT N OF 28N FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILD TO 7 FT N OF 28N LATE. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 26N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT BECOME SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILD TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS