000 FZNT24 KNHC 070250 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-070930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST THU JAN 06 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS TO JUST N OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL SHIFT E OF THE AREA TONIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL CLIP THE NE GULF FRI WHILE HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF. SE RETURN FLOW DEVELOPS IN W GULF SAT AHEAD OF THE NEXT FRONT MOVING INTO THE GULF EARLY SUN WITH LOW PRES DEVELOPING ALONG IT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE SW GULF SUN EVENING WITH A REINFORCING FRONT PUSHING THROUGH THE GULF MON AND TUE. $$ GMZ080-070930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST THU JAN 06 2011 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 93W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT W OF 93W LATE. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SAT NIGHT. E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT NIGHT. .SUN...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. $$ GMZ082-070930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST THU JAN 06 2011 .TONIGHT...E OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SAT NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION LATE. .SUN...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ084-070930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST THU JAN 06 2011 .TONIGHT...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT FRI NIGHT. N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING S TO SW AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. $$ GMZ086-070930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST THU JAN 06 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 25N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT N OF 28N FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FT N OF 28N FRI NIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N LATE. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. .TUE...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY