000 FZNT24 KNHC 222128 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST SAT JAN 22 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. GMZ089-230330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST SAT JAN 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A REINFORCING SURGE OF COLD AIR IN THE CENTRAL AND E GULF WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN FROM THE NW. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW DEVELOPS IN THE W GULF SUN AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM SW LOUISIANA TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO MON MORNING WHERE IT WILL STALL. A MUCH STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL PUSH OFF TEXAS LATE MON NIGHT WITH LOW PRES DEVELOPING ALONG IT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO TUE MORNING THEN FROM APALACHEE BAY FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA TUE EVENING WITH HIGH PRES BUILDING IN BEHIND IT WED AND THU AS IT PUSHES E OF THE GULF. $$ GMZ080-230330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST SAT JAN 22 2011 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 KT AHEAD OF FRONT...AND NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON NIGHT. W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT MON NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-230330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST SAT JAN 22 2011 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 KT AHEAD OF SECOND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND SECOND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONTS. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG SECOND FRONT. .TUE...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-230330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST SAT JAN 22 2011 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT TO 9 FT NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL THIS EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N LATE. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E S OF 25N SUN NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N OF 26N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE TO S MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION MON NIGHT. .TUE...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 26N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N IN THE AFTERNOON. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-230330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST SAT JAN 22 2011 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT N OF 25N LATE. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 25N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT SUN NIGHT...AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT SUN NIGHT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE MON NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT MON NIGHT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY