000 FZNT24 KNHC 072038 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST FRI JAN 07 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. GMZ089-080330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST FRI JAN 07 2011 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT WILL CLIP NE GULF WHILE HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER REMAINDER OF GULF. LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE TEXAS COAST EARLY SUN AND MOVE TO 29N91W WITH COLD FRONT FROM LOW TO 20N96W SUN EVENING. THE LOW WILL MOVE INLAND OVER FLORIDA PANHANDLE WITH FRONT TO 19N95W. THE FRONT WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA TUE. $$ GMZ080-080330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST FRI JAN 07 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF 94W S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 94W W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOME NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ082-080330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST FRI JAN 07 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W OF FRONT NE TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ084-080330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST FRI JAN 07 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-080330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST FRI JAN 07 2011 .TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF 27N W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W WINDS 10 TO 15. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS