000 FZNT24 KNHC 170917 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST MON JAN 17 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. GMZ089-171530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST MON JAN 17 2011 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK LOW PRES FORMS ALONG A TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL GULF TODAY AND MOVES THROUGH THE NE GULF BY SUNSET. WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH IN THE FAR NW GULF DISSIPATES LATE TODAY. A SECOND FRONT MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF TUE...LIES FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 24N98W WED MORNING AND MOVES E OF AREA BY THU. A THIRD STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF THU NIGHT AND LIES FROM 30N85W TO 28N96W FRI MORNING AND FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE WESTERN YUCATAN PENINSULA FRI NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-171530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST MON JAN 17 2011 .TODAY...N OF 26N E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING SW TO W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 94W W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 94W TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE NIGHT...E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 120 NM AHEAD OF FRONT AND BECOMING NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. $$ GMZ082-171530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST MON JAN 17 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT BEHIND FRONT. $$ GMZ084-171530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST MON JAN 17 2011 .TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF TROUGH N OF 24N SW WINDS 20 TO EXCEPT NE WINDS N OF TROUGH. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25 N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW TO N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING W BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING N TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THEN SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-171530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST MON JAN 17 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING SW LATE TODAY AND BECOMING W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF 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 SCHAUER