000 FZNT24 KNHC 230253 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST SAT JAN 22 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. GMZ089-230930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST SAT JAN 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE SE GULF AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT AS HIGH PRES MOVES TO THE N CENTRAL GULF COAST. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE W GULF THROUGH SUN AHEAD OF NEXT COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE EXTREME NW GULF COASTAL WATERS OVERNIGHT SUN AND STALL THERE THROUGH MON EVENING. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL PUSH OFF TEXAS MON NIGHT AND MERGE WITH THE FIRST FRONT...REACHING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR TUXPAN MEXICO TUE MORNING THEN FROM APALACHEE BAY FLORIDA TO THE NW YUCATAN PENINSULA TUE EVENING. LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT AND MOVE E-NE ACROSS THE N GULF COASTAL WATERS...AND PRODUCE STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE N AND NW SEMICIRCLES OF THE LOW. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE BASIN WED AND THU FORCING THE FRONT SE OF THE AREA LATE WED MORNING. $$ GMZ080-230930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST SAT JAN 22 2011 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 KT AHEAD OF FRONT...AND NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON NIGHT. W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT MON NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-230930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST SAT JAN 22 2011 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT E OF 93W...BECOMING E TO SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SUN AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 KT AHEAD OF SECOND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND SECOND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONTS. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG SECOND FRONT. .TUE...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-230930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST SAT JAN 22 2011 .TONIGHT..N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT TO 9 FT NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL EARLY SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT LATE. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE TO S MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION MON NIGHT. .TUE...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 26N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N IN THE AFTERNOON. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-230930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST SAT JAN 22 2011 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY SE PORTIONS EARLY BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE MON NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT MON NIGHT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING