000 FZNT24 KNHC 092100 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST SUN JAN 09 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. GMZ089-100330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST SUN JAN 09 2011 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES 1001 MB JUST SE OF GALVESTON TEXAS WILL MOVE E TO NEAR MOBILE ALABAMA EARLY MON DRAGGING A TRAILING COLD FRONT ACROSS THE GULF. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM NEAR 29N91W TO 20N97W THIS EVENING THEN FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND THROUGH 24N90W TO 19N96W MON EVENING AND SHIFTING E OF THE AREA LATE TUE AS A SECONDARY SURGE OF COLD AIR MOVES THROUGH THE GULF LATE TUE THROUGH THU AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS IN. WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE FRI. $$ GMZ080-100330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST SUN JAN 09 2011 ...GALE WARNING N OF 28N E OF 93W... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 28N E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 93W. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 28N AND 8 TO 12 S OF 28N. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT S PORTION. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-100330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST SUN JAN 09 2011 .TONIGHT...E OF FRONT E TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT S OF 21N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT...30 KT NEAR COAST OF MEXICO LATE TUE AND TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT N OF 22N LATE. .WED AND THU...S OF 22N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 FT LATE. $$ GMZ084-100330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST SUN JAN 09 2011 ...GALE WARNING N OF 28N... .TONIGHT...N OF 28N SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING S TO SW WITHIN 60 NM E OF FRONT AND BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT LATE AND 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUST TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT TUE NIGHT. S OF 24N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT TUE NIGHT. .WED AND THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT N OF 27N AND 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL S OF 27N. .FRI...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. $$ GMZ086-100330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST SUN JAN 09 2011 .TONIGHT AND MON...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .MON NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N AND INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT TUE NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE THU. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N LATE THU. .FRI...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 27N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ FORECASTER COBB