000 FZNT24 KNHC 022101 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST TUE FEB 02 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. GMZ089-030330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST TUE FEB 02 2010 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES NEAR 27N83W WITH A TRAILING COLD FRONT TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL PUSH E OF THE GULF TONIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN FROM THE N. A TROUGH OF LOW PRES JUST OFFSHORE OF THE TEXAS AND MEXICO COASTS WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY TONIGHT WITH LOW PRES DEVELOPING ALONG IT BY WED EVENING. THE LOW WILL MOVE TO THE NE WITH A TRAILING COLD FRONT IN ITS WAKE REACHING FROM NEAR 28N85W TO 20N95W BY EARLY THU...THEN FROM 30N88W TO 20N94W BY EARLY FRI AND SE OF THE GULF BY EARLY SAT. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN FROM THE NW ACROSS THE GULF LATE SAT THROUGH SUN. $$ GMZ080-030330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST TUE FEB 02 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 94W E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS ...EXCEPT SE OF FRONT BECOMING SE TO S AND NE TO E 25 TO 30 KT NW OF LOW AND FRONT WED NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT AND LOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT AND LOW. .FRI...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 94W LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF 94W LATE. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT W OF 94W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 94W SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE ...AND 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT E OF 94W LATE. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT W OF 94W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-030330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST TUE FEB 02 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 21N W OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO E 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. N OF 21N E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL LATE. S OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG TROUGH. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL E OF FRONT. S OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT E OF FRONT AND VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF FRONT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT THU NIGHT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT N OF 22N AND VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT S OF 22N THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL... SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 22N AND 1 TO 3 FT S OF 22N THU NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT W OF 94W AND 4 TO 6 FT E OF 94W LATE. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 21N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE W OF 94W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT W OF 94W AND 4 TO 6 FT E OF 94W SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .SUN...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-030330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST TUE FEB 02 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT WED NIGHT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT... BECOMING S TO SW E OF FRONT AND W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT THU NIGHT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S TO SW THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. $$ GMZ086-030330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST TUE FEB 02 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR LOW...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR LOW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT AND LOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WED NIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT..BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE THU NIGHT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING S TO SW E OF FRONT AND W TO NW W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT S OF 25N SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...W TO NW WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY