000 FZNT24 KNHC 211450 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST THU JAN 21 2010 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. GMZ089-212130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST THU JAN 21 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO NE MEXICO WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 21N97W EARLY FRI THEN STALL AND DISSIPATE OVER THE E CENTRAL WATERS FRI NIGHT. SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE OVER THE W GULF FRI NIGHT INTO SAT IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE SAT REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE SUN AND MOVE SE OF AREA LATE MON. $$ GMZ080-212130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST THU JAN 21 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF FRONT. .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN S SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE FRI NIGHT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND COLD FRONT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. $$ GMZ082-212130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST THU JAN 21 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 23N. .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT S OF 21N. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT NW WATERS FRI NIGHT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...NW OF FRONT N TO NE 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT LATE. $$ GMZ084-212130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST THU JAN 21 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N E OF FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .SUN...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ086-212130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST THU JAN 21 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N S TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 26N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT FRI NIGHT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .SUN...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON