000 FZNT24 KNHC 142128 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-150330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST FRI JAN 14 2011 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY EXTENDING E THROUGH SE WILL WEAKEN WHILE SHIFTING E TONIGHT THROUGH SAT ALLOWING FOR WINDS AND SEAS TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE GULF WITH SE RETURN FLOW OVER THE W GULF TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT. A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE NW GULF FROM TEXAS SUN MOVING INTO THE FAR NW 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. THE FRONT PUSHES E OF THE AREA AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN WED. $$ GMZ080-150330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST FRI JAN 14 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW SUN...THEN SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. E OF 94W E WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE TO S SUN...THEN SHIFTING TO S TO SW SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SW LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-150330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST FRI JAN 14 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT AND SAT NIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW JUST AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT W TO NW BEHIND FRONT... BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. $$ GMZ084-150330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST FRI JAN 14 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT AND SAT NIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW JUST AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN BECOMING W TO NW 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SW TO W TUE...THEN BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-150330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST FRI JAN 14 2011 .TONIGHT 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 AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY