000 FZNT24 KNHC 021514 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST SUN JAN 02 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. GMZ089-022130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST SUN JAN 02 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 18N94W. THE FRONT WILL REMAIN IN THE BAY OF CAMPECHE UNTIL IT DISSIPATES MON WHILE THE THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE FRONT MOVES S THROUGH TAMPA BAY SUN NIGHT AND TO SW FLORIDA MON. THE FRONTAL REMNANTS WILL THEN LIFT N MON NIGHT AND TUE AND BE PICKED UP BY THE NEXT COLD FRONT DROPING INTO THE N GULF LATE WED. THE FRONT WILL LIE FROM N FLORIDA TO NEAR BROWNSVILLE TX THU AFTERNOON. $$ GMZ080-022130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST SUN JAN 02 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 15 KT MON. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT MON. .TUE...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT SHIFTING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-022130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST SUN JAN 02 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT..W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT S OF 21N. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 21N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-022130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST SUN JAN 02 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N MON NIGHT. .TUE...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT N OF 26N EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT THEN SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. .THU...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-022130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST SUN JAN 02 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 10 KT SHIFTING NE TO E TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3FT N OF 27N MON NIGHT. . .TUE...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE N OF 28N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...N OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER GR