000 FZNT24 KNHC 200915 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST THU JAN 20 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. GMZ089-201530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST THU JAN 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT MOVE INTO NW GULF THIS AFTERNOON EXTEND FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO E BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY FRI AND MOVE E OF AREA EARLY SAT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW INCREASES OVER W ZONES SUN IN ADVANCE OF SECOND COLD FRONT MOVING TO TEXAS COAST LATE SUN NIGHT REACHING FROM NW FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE MON NIGHT WITH LOW PRES DEVELOPING OVER ERN ZONES ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ080-201530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST THU JAN 20 2011 .TODAY...W OF 95W S WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO 15 KT LATE. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 KT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME NW 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILD TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOME NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE FRI DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDE TO 3 FT LATE FRI NIGHT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SE LATE SAT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME S WINDS TO 25 KT AHEAD OF FRONT SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILD TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .MON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. $$ GMZ082-201530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST THU JAN 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING W OF 94W... .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 23N W OF 94W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME NW WINDS TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILD TO 11 FT BEHIND FRONT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILD TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...S OF 23N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISH TO 20 KT EARLY. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOME NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 95W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 FT LATE. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT E LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME N AT 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME NW 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILD TO 9 FT LATE. $$ GMZ084-201530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST THU JAN 20 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SW 15 TO 20 KT AHEAD OF FRONT TONIGHT AND NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILD TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI NIGHT...SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. NW OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT N OF 23N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 2 FT N OF 26N SAT NIGHT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SE 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT NW BEHIND LOW PRES AND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-201530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST THU JAN 20 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT SW TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME N 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILD TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDE TO 2 FT N OF 26N LATE. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT SW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES