000 FZNT24 KNHC 011527 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST SAT JAN 01 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. GMZ089-012130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST SAT JAN 01 2011 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG SE TO S WINDS ACROSS THE E HALF OF THE GULF WILL DIMINISH MODESTLY THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT ACROSS NW PORTIONS. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO 21N97W THIS AFTERNOON AND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE SW BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE SUN. THE FRONT STALLS FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE MON THEN LIFTS N MON NIGHT AND TUE. A WEAK WAVE AND LOW PRES DEVELOPS ALONG THIS OLD BOUNDARY OVER THE NW GULF TUE AND MOVES NE ALONG THE FRONTAL REMNANT INTO SE TEXAS AND SW LOUISIANA TUE NIGHT. A NEXT COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE TEXAS COASTS LATE WED. $$ GMZ080-012130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST SAT JAN 01 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE OF FRONT S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 FT IN S SWELL. NW OF FRONT N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 15 KT MON. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT MON. SCATTERED SHOWERS DEVELOPING MON. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS EARLY. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-012130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST SAT JAN 01 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF FRONT N WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 22N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 22N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT FAR NW PORTION LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-012130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST SAT JAN 01 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 25N SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT IN S SWELL. S OF 25N SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. .WED...VARIABLE NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-012130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST SAT JAN 01 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT N OF FRONT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING