000 FZNT24 KNHC 161430 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-162130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST SUN JAN 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING 1023 MB HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER NW FLORIDA WILL SHIFT NE AND EXIT THE AREA THROUGH TUE AS A SERIES OF WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARIES MOVE E ACROSS THE N HALF OF THE GULF. WEAK LOW PRES ACROSS E TEXAS WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW GULF TONIGHT DRAGGING A FRONT E ACROSS THE N WATERS DISSIPATING FROM THE TEXAS LOUISIANA BORDER TO JUST S OF BROWNSVILLE BY MON NIGHT. 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 AND DISSIPATING. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER THE W GULF WED NIGHT AND THU AHEAD OF ANOTHER FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST THU EVENING. $$ GMZ080-162130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST SUN JAN 16 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 93W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT MON NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...SW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-162130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST SUN JAN 16 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TONIGHT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 94W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT NEAR YUCATAN COAST. SCATTERED SHOWERS EARLY. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT E OF FRONT AND N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED...E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ084-162130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST SUN JAN 16 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT CENTRAL PORTION THIS AFTERNOON...BECOMING SE 15 KT S OF 24N TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 27N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING SW TO W 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT MON NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG 26N EARLY. .THU...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. $$ GMZ086-162130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST SUN JAN 16 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 25N EARLY. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY