000 FZNT24 KNHC 162106 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-170330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST SUN JAN 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH IN THE CENTRAL GULF WILL DRIFT E THROUGH MON MOVING INLAND OVER FLORIDA MON NIGHT. WEAK LOW PRES OVER COASTAL TEXAS WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF NEAR 29N94W EARLY MON DRAGGING A TRAILING COLD FRONT ACROSS THE N GULF WATERS. THE LOW MOVES NE OF THE AREA MON NIGHT WHILE THE FRONT DISSIPATES. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF TUE REACHING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR 23N95W TUE EVENING DISSIPATING WED MORNING AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN FROM THE N. A THIRD COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF THU NIGHT QUICKLY REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI AFTERNOON. $$ GMZ080-170330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST SUN JAN 16 2011 .TONIGHT...E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT MON NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-170330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST SUN JAN 16 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NW PORTION. .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 AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 22N. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 21N LATE. .THU...SE TO S 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. .FRI...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ084-170330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST SUN JAN 16 2011 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E TO SE EAST OF TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW EAST OF TROUGH... BECOMING SW TO W 10 KT THROUGHOUT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH. .MON NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E TUE NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG 26N EARLY. .THU...SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-170330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST SUN JAN 16 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 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. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY