000 FZNT24 KNHC 031920 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-040330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST MON JAN 03 2011 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM 26N82W TO 25N90W TO BAY OF CAMPECHE AT 18N94W. FRONT WILL MOVE LITTLE BEFORE DISSIPATING E OF 90N TONIGHT WHILE THE REMAINDER MOVES NW THROUGH THE WESTERN GULF. SECOND COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF WED. THE NEW FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NEAR BROWNSVILLE TX WED EVENING AND THEN PUSH S TO ALONG 24N THU AFTERNOON AND SE OF AREA FRI. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NE WATERS FRI NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-040330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST MON JAN 03 2011 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-040330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST MON JAN 03 2011 .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 IN NE SWELL. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...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...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-040330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST MON JAN 03 2011 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT THEN SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT LATE WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N PART. .THU...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 26N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST N OF 26N. .SAT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. $$ GMZ086-040330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST MON JAN 03 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE 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 AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT THEN SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT LATE WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SW WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 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 WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 26N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST N OF 26N. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. $$ FORECASTER GR