000 FZNT24 KNHC 030855 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST MON JAN 03 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. GMZ089-031530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST MON JAN 03 2011 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 27N83W TO 25N88W THEN STATIONARY TO BAY OF CAMPECHE AT 18N94W. FRONT WILL MOVE LITTLE BEFORE DISSIPATING E OF 90N TUE WHILE THE REMAINDER MOVES NW THROUGH THE WESTERN GULF. SECOND COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF WED AND OVERTAKES THE FIRST FRONT. THE NEW FRONT WILL LIE FROM A SURFACE LOW NEAR 29N85W TO 26N97W BY WED EVENING AND THEN PUSH S TO ALONG 24N THU EVENING AND SE OF AREA FRI. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NE WATERS FRI NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-031530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST MON JAN 03 2011 .TODAY...E OF 93W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. W OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU...N OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...E OF 94W N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-031530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST MON JAN 03 2011 .TODAY...NW OF FRONT S OF 21N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. NW OF FRONT N OF 21N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT...S OF 22N E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N WINDS 10 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT SW WINDS W OF 94W. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ084-031530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST MON JAN 03 2011 .TODAY...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT DIMINISHING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF FRONT E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 5 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOME SW 15 KT N OF 26N THEN SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N PART. .THU...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 28N LATE. $$ GMZ086-031530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST MON JAN 03 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...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 SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE N OF 28N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N LATE. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER