000 FZNT24 KNHC 220301 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-220930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST FRI JAN 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE SE GULF EXTENDED FROM NEAR 27N82W TO THE NW YUCATAN PENINSULA THIS EVENING. THE FRONT WILL STALL W OF 88W OVERNIGHT WHILE THE E PORTION MOVES SLOWLY SE TO EXTREME S FLORIDA THROUGH SAT MORNING BEFORE A SECONDARY SURGE OF COLD AIR FORCES THE FRONT SE AND INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN SAT EVENING. SOUTHERLY RETURN WILL DEVELOP W OF 92W EARLY SUN IN ADVANCE OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF TEXAS MON NIGHT...REACHING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO TUE EVENING THEN FROM FORT MEYERS FLORIDA TO THE NW YUCATAN PENINSULA WED EVENING. $$ GMZ080-220930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST FRI JAN 21 2011 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILD TO 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AHEAD OF FRONT MON NIGHT THEN SHIFTING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT E OF FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-220930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST FRI JAN 21 2011 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT ALONG COAST OF YUCATAN PENINSULA. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT GRADUALLY SHIFTING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT 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...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING N 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ084-220930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST FRI JAN 21 2011 .TONIGHT...SE OF FRONT NW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N SAT NIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N OF 27N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...N OF 24N SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 24N SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ086-220930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST FRI JAN 21 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT AHEAD OF FRONT THEN SHIFTING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING 4 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING