000 FZNT24 KNHC 141430 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST FRI JAN 14 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. GMZ089-142130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST FRI JAN 14 2011 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY EXTENDING E THROUGH SE WILL WEAKEN WHILE SHIFTING E THROUGH SAT ALLOWING FOR WINDS AND SEAS TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE GULF. SE RETURN FLOW BECOMES ESTABLISHED OVER THE W GULF THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN. A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE NW GULF FROM TEXAS SUN MOVING INTO THE WATERS SUN NIGHT. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE SW GULF MON NIGHT THEN FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE S CENTRAL GULF TUE AFTERNOON. A REINFORCING FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF LATE TUE. $$ GMZ080-142130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST TUE JAN 11 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG W OF 94W EARLY. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 KT SUN...THEN SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-142130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST FRI JAN 14 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 7 FT LATE. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. PATCHY FOG W OF 95W EARLY. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. .MON...N OF 23N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE MON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 23N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-142130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST FRI JAN 14 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT AND SAT NIGHT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW MON NIGHT...THEN BECOMING W TO NW 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SW TO W TUE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-142130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST FRI JAN 14 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT SAT AND SAT NIGHT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT NIGHT. .SUN...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO W 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY