000 FZNT24 KNHC 060241 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-060930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST WED JAN 05 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR 23N98W WILL EXTEND FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY TO 23N94W EARLY THU THEN FROM NEAR 25N81W TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL THU EVENING MOVING SE OF THE AREA THU NIGHT. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL CLIP THE NE GULF FRI AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF. SE RETURN FLOW WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED IN THE W GULF SAT AHEAD OF THE NEXT FRONT MOVING INTO THE GULF EARLY SUN. LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT SUN. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO 19N96W SUN AFTERNOON THEN FROM NEAR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA MON AFTERNOON. $$ GMZ080-060930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST WED JAN 05 2011 .TONIGHT...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT SW PORTION THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT SW PORTION THU NIGHT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E OF 94W NW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 20 TO 30 KT N OF 29N. WINDS SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. $$ GMZ082-060930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST WED JAN 05 2011 .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OCCASIONALLY TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE 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 BECOMING NW TO N 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. $$ GMZ084-060930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST WED JAN 05 2011 .TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT N OF 28N AHEAD OF FRONT AND SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT WITHIN 60 NM AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT S OF 25N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF RAIN N OF 28N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N LATE. .MON...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-060930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST WED JAN 05 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 26N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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 EXCEPT TO 6 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT OCCASIONALLY TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS IN 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 FRI NIGHT. 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 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. 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 BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY/COBB