000 FZNT24 KNHC 240856 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST MON JAN 24 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. GMZ089-241530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST MON JAN 24 2011 .SYNOPSIS...FRONT ALONG THE TEXAS COAST THIS MORNING WILL STALL JUST OFFSHORE THROUGH THIS EVENING AS LOW PRES BEGINS TO DEVELOP ALONG FRONT. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF TEXAS EARLY TUE AND MERGE WITH THE FIRST FRONT...WITH MERGED FRONT EXTENDING FROM A 1008 MB LOW ALONG THE S CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST TO 20N97W TUE MORNING. THE LOW WILL DEEPEN AS IT MOVES NE AND INLAND. THE COLD FRONT WILL LIE FROM SARASOTA BAY TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WED MORNING BEFORE MOVING SE OF THE GULF. HIGH PRES WILL DOMINATE THE BASIN THU AND FRI. $$ GMZ080-241530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST MON JAN 24 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-241530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST MON JAN 24 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE OF FRONT TO 22N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 23N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 23N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING W TO NW TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N WINDS 20 KT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 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. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-241530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST MON JAN 24 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PORTION TONIGHT. .TUE...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT N OF 25N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 25N IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE NIGHT...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 25N AND 20 TO 25 KT N OF 25N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 25N AND 20 TO 25 KT N OF 25N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT EARLY. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-241530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST MON JAN 24 2011 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N OF 27N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN 120 NM AHEAD OF FRONT AND SHIFTING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER