000 FZNT24 KNHC 160914 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST SUN JAN 16 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. GMZ089-161530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST SUN JAN 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING 1024 MB HIGH PRES CENTERED ALONG THE SE LOUISIANA COAST WILL SHIFT NE AND EXIT THE AREA THROUGH TUE AS A SERIES OF WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARIES MOVES E ACROSS THE N HALF OF THE GULF. WEAK LOW PRES ACROSS S TEXAS WILL MOVE NE ACROSS COASTAL TEXAS THROUGH TONIGHT AND DRAG A TROUGH E ACROSS NW PORTIONS...THEN DISSIPATE FROM THE TEXAS-LOUISIANA BORDER TO JUST S OF BROWNSVILLE BY LATE MON. A SECOND FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST TUE AND REACH FROM NEAR FORT MEYERS TO NEAR VERACRUZ MEXICO BY LATE WED BEFORE STALLING. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER THE WESTERN GULF WED NIGHT AND THU...AHEAD OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST THU EVENING. $$ GMZ080-161530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST SUN JAN 16 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SE TO S BY AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFT W TO NW 15 KT BEHIND FRONTAL TROUGH TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT GRADUALLY BECOMING S TO SW 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED W OF 95W THROUGH LATE MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...SW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE W OF 94W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-161530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST SUN JAN 16 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT N OF 22N LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PORTIONS. .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. $$ GMZ084-161530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST SUN JAN 16 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT CENTRAL PORTIONS THIS AFTERNOON...BECOMING SE 15 KT S OF 24N TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY EVENING THEN SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONTAL TROUGH. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-161530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST SUN JAN 16 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE BY EVENING AND SE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONTAL TROUGH THEN SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONTAL TROUGH MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONTAL TROUGH. .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 STRIPLING