000 FZNT24 KNHC 131455 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST THU JAN 13 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. GMZ089-132130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST THU JAN 13 2011 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS SE ACROSS THE GULF IS PRODUCING STRONG N TO NE WINDS THIS MORNING THAT WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE FROM NW TO SE LATER TODAY THROUGH FRI MORNING. SE RETURN FLOW WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED IN THE WESTERN GULF LATE FRI THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS HIGH PRES REMAINS JUST NE OF THE BASIN. A WEAK FRONT APPROACHES THE NW GULF MON. $$ GMZ080-132130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST MON JAN 10 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING 7 TO 9 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS E OF 94W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-132130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST THU JAN 13 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 21N NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATER TODAY. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 21N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N OF 22N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-132130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST THU JAN 13 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT S OF 27N AND 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT N OF 25N AND 8 TO 10 FT S OF 25N TONIGHT. .FRI...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-132130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST THU JAN 13 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 30 KT S OF 25N. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. .TONIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT N OF 26N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 26N. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER/DGS