000 FZNT24 KNHC 212115 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-220330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST FRI JAN 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT MOVING E ACROSS THE GULF EXTENDS FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE NW YUCATAN PENINSULA. THE FRONT WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA BY SAT AFTERNOON. SOUTHERLY RETURN WILL DEVELOP W OF 94W SUN IN ADVANCE OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF TEXAS SUN NIGHT REACHING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO EARLY MON THEN FROM W FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE MOVING SE OF THE GULF LATE TUE. HIGH PRES BUILDS DOWN FROM THE NW WED. $$ GMZ080-220330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST FRI JAN 21 2011 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILD TO 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-220330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST FRI JAN 21 2011 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N N SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT ALONG COAST OF YUCATAN PENINSULA. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT NIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ084-220330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST FRI JAN 21 2011 .TONIGHT...SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. NW OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N SAT NIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N OF 27N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW AHEAD OF FRONT...AND BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-220330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST FRI JAN 21 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N SAT NIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 25N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER FORMOSA