000 FZNT24 KNHC 170304 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-170930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST SUN JAN 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK LOW PRES FORMS ALONG A TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OVERNIGHT AND MOVES THROUGH THE NE GULF ON MON. LOW PRES OVER COASTAL TEXAS SHIFTS NE TONIGHT...DRAGGING A WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH INTO THE FAR NW GULF THAT DISSIPATES LATE MON. A SECOND FRONT MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF BY EARLY TUE...DISSIPATING FROM SW FLORIDA TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS BY EARLY WED. A THIRD STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF THU...REACHING FROM MOBILE BAY TO 19N95W IN THE SW GULF BY EARLY FRI...AND SE OF THE AREA BY LATE FRI NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-170930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST SUN JAN 16 2011 .TONIGHT...E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 94W MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT W OF 94W LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ082-170930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST SUN JAN 16 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 23N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. $$ GMZ084-170930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST SUN JAN 16 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING NW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING NW TO N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT...THEN SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-170930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 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 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT...THEN SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN