000 FZNT24 KNHC 232120 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST SUN JAN 23 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. GMZ089-240330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST SUN JAN 23 2011 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ALONG THE TEXAS COAST TONIGHT AND STALL THROUGH MON EVENING. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF TEXAS MON NIGHT AND MERGE WITH THE FIRST FRONT EXTEND FROM A 1009 MB LOW NEAR 29N90W TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE AND FROM 1004 MB LOW OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO YUCATAN PENINSULA TUE NIGHT AND E OF THE AREA WED. $$ GMZ080-240330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST SUN JAN 23 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON NIGHT. W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-240330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST SUN JAN 23 2011 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF 23N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 23N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 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. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-240330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST SUN JAN 23 2011 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 25N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PORTION MON NIGHT. .TUE...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT N OF 26N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT N OF 26N IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE NIGHT...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-240330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST SUN JAN 23 2011 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N MON NIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT ...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS