000 FZNT24 KNHC 052126 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-060330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST WED JAN 05 2011 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM LAFAYETTE LOUISIANA TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS WILL SWEEP E AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NE MEXICO OVERNIGHT...FROM S FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE THU 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. INCREASING SOUTHEAST WINDS DEVELOP SAT AND SAT NIGHT NW GULF. LOW PRES TRACKS ALONG GULF COAST SUN AND MON WITH COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST SUN. FRONT EXTENDS FROM S CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO VERACRUZ LATE SUN AND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO YUCATAN LATE MON. $$ GMZ080-060330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST WED JAN 05 2011 .TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT W OF 94W THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT W OF 94W THU NIGHT. .FRI...E OF 94W NW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT....INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 20 TO 30 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WINDS SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE AND DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ GMZ082-060330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST WED JAN 05 2011 .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 AND FRI NIGHT...E OF 94W VARIABLE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW TO N AND INCREASING 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ084-060330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST WED JAN 05 2011 .TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT N OF 28N AHEAD OF FRONT THEN SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT WITHIN 60 NM AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 25N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF RAIN N OF 28N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N LATE. .MON...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-060330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST WED JAN 05 2011 .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 AND FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 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...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF RAIN N OF 28N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N LATE. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER COBB