000 FZNT24 KNHC 160313 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST SAT JAN 15 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. GMZ089-160930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST SAT JAN 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH SE FLOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE NW GULF OVERNIGHT AHEAD OF DEVELOPING LOW PRES OVER S TEXAS THAT WILL SHIFT NE ON SUN. A TRAILING WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF LATE SUN NIGHT...THEN DISSIPATE FROM THE TEXAS LOUISIANA BORDER TO NEAR BROWNSVILLE BY LATE MON. A SECOND FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST BY TUE MORNING...AND STALLING AND BECOMING DIFFUSE FROM SW FLORIDA TO NEAR VERACRUZ MEXICO BY LATE WED. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETS UP OVER THE WESTERN GULF THU...AHEAD OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST THU NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-160930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST SAT JAN 15 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT SUN...THEN SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SUN AND SUN NIGHT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 95W THROUGH SUN MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...SW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE W OF 94W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-160930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST SAT JAN 15 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 95W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 94W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT N OF 21N. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PORTION EARLY. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT E OF FRONT AND NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-160930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST SAT JAN 15 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-160930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST SAT JAN 15 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT S OF 25N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT AND SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY/CHRISTENSEN