000 FZNT24 KNHC 051514 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST WED JAN 05 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. GMZ089-052130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST WED JAN 05 2011 .SYNOPSIS...WAVY FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NE MEXICO TONIGHT...FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA THU NIGHT AND OUT OF AREA EARLY FRI. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL CLIP NE GULF FRI AND FRI NIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER REMAINDER OF GULF. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW INCREASES SAT AHEAD OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT SLATED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST BY SUN WITH THE FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN EVENING. $$ GMZ080-052130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST WED JAN 05 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT AND INCREASING TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT W OF 94W THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT W OF 94W THU NIGHT. .FRI...E OF 94W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING SE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-052130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST WED JAN 05 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT TONIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OCCASIONALLY 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E OF 94 E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .SUN...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ084-052130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST WED JAN 05 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT N OF 28N AHEAD OF FRONT THEN SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT BEHIND FRONT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT WITHIN 60 NM AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT OCCASIONALLY 25 KT SHIFTING NW TO N 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ086-052130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST WED JAN 05 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT N OF 28N AHEAD OF FRONT THEN SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING SW TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHER IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT OCCASIONALLY 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW AND INCREASING TO 20 KT N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT N OF 28N LATE. .SAT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR