000 FZNT24 KNHC 010247 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST MON JAN 31 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. GMZ089-010930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE JUST N OF GULF WILL SHIFT E THROUGH TUE EVENING AS LOW PRES OVER W TEXAS DEEPENS AND TRACKS NE. THE LOW WILL PUSH A STRONG COLD FRONT INTO THE NW GULF TUE MORNING... FROM SE LOUISIANA TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE NIGHT...FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WED MORNING... THEN WEAKEN AND BECOME STATIONARY FROM SOUTHERN FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THU MORNING. LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP ON THE FRONT LATE THU IN THE S CENTRAL GULF AND TRACK NE...ALLOWING THE FRONT TO LIFT BACK N AS A WARM FRONT FRI WITH THE TRAILING COLD FRONT SWEEPING ACROSS THE MIDDLE AND EASTERN PORTIONS FRI INTO EARLY SAT...AND REACH FROM TAMPA TO NE YUCATAN PENINSULA BY LATE SAT. $$ GMZ080-010930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT W OF 92W. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT W OF 92W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT SHIFTING NW TO N AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .WED THROUGH THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF RAIN. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 26N...AND SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N. AREAS OF RAIN. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT OVER SE PORTION. $$ GMZ082-010930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 23N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING N TO NE AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT N OF 23N...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT W OF 96W. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. SE OF FRONT WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT E OF FRONT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT E OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .FRI...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT. SE OF FRONT WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF RAIN ALONG AND NE OF FRONT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT S OF 26N IN THE AFTERNOON AND TO 5 TO 8 FT IN THE EVENING...N OF 26N SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-010930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION SHIFTING TO W TO NW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PORTION IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AHEAD OF FRONT N OF 25N AND 10 TO 15 KT S OF 26N. BEHIND FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 26N EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND FRI...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO S FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT SE OF FRONT EARLY. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT SE OF FRONT EARLY. $$ GMZ086-010930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT N OF 28N TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT N OF 28N TUE NIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF FRONT. .FRI...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF FRONT. .SAT...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT NW OF FRONT AND 2 TO 3 FT SE OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL