000 FZNT24 KNHC 311431 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST SUN JAN 31 2010 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. GMZ089-312130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST SUN JAN 31 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA ACROSS WESTERN CUBA AND JUST SE OF THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL LIFT BACK N AS A TROUGH THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUE AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS OFF THE SE U.S COAST. THE ATLC LOW WILL DRAG A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE E GULF TUE PUSHING SE OF THE WATERS TUE NIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS DOWN FROM THE N. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETS UP IN THE W GULF WHERE A COASTAL TROUGH WILL DEVELOP. LOW PRES MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE TROUGH THEN MOVE E ACROSS THE N GULF WED THROUGH THU WITH A TRAILING COLD FRONT EXTENDING SW FROM THE LOW. $$ GMZ080-312130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST SUN JAN 31 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN NIGHT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 94W AND 20 TO 25 KT W OF 94W IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE EVENING...THEN BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT E OF 94W AND 6 TO 9 FT W OF 94W LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR NW PART LATE. .WED...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS LATE. .THU...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT AND LOW. $$ GMZ082-312130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST SUN JAN 31 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 22N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 94W AND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT E OF 94W SUN NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN THE EVENING...THEN SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE SUN NIGHT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT MON NIGHT. E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT S OF 21N MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON NIGHT. .TUE...W OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL N OF 22N LATE. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL N OF 22N LATE. .WED...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR NW PART LATE. .THU...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT S OF 21N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ084-312130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST SUN JAN 31 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E N OF 25N AND NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT S OF 25N SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG TROUGH. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG TROUGH. .TUE...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING S TO SW EXCEPT BECOMING W TO NW W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT W OF FRONT LATE. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-312130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST SUN JAN 31 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... BECOMING NE TO E N OF 25N AND E TO SE S OF 25N TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG 25N TONIGHT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT MON NIGHT. S OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT MON NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG TROUGH. .TUE...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT EARLY. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW AND THROUGHOUT AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 26N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 26N LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 26N LATE. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY