000 FZNT24 KNHC 210924 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST FRI JAN 21 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. GMZ089-211530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST FRI JAN 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT MOVING E ACROSS GULF EXTEND FROM TAMPA BAY TO BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL REACH STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA SAT THEN MOVE E OF AREA SAT NIGHT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW DEVELOP W OF 94W SUN IN ADVANCE OF SECOND COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST SUN NIGHT AND REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO EARLY MON THEN FROM W FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE. $$ GMZ080-211530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST FRI JAN 21 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT BECOME NE 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDE TO 4 FT TONIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT SE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME S WINDS TO 25 KT AHEAD OF FRONT SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILD TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .MON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ082-211530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING S OF 22N W OF 95W... .TODAY...S OF 22N W OF 95W N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EARLY DIMINISH TO 20 KT AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...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 AND SAT NIGHT...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. .TUE...N OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 23N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 23N E OF 94W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 21N AND 1 TO 3 FT S OF 21N. $$ GMZ084-211530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST FRI JAN 21 2011 .TODAY...SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT BECOME NE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. NW OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT N OF 23N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 2 FT N OF 26N SAT NIGHT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SE 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-211530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST FRI JAN 21 2011 .TODAY...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...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 AND SAT NIGHT...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. .TUE...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES