000 FZNT24 KNHC 010900 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST MON FEB 01 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. GMZ089-011530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST MON FEB 01 2010 .SYNOPSIS...FRONT THAT HAD MOVED S THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE BACK TO THE N AS A TROUGH. THIS FEATURE WILL LINGER IN THE SE GULF TONIGHT EXTENDING FROM FORT MYERS FLORIDA TO THE NE YUCATAN TODAY. A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRES MAY FORM ALONG THE TROUGH LATE TODAY PULLING A TRAILING COLD FRONT TO THE E IN ITS WAKE. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM TAMPA BAY TO 23N86W EARLY TUE THEN E OF THE GULF BY TUE EVENING AS HIGH PRES BUILDS DOWN FROM THE N. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETS UP IN THE W GULF WED WITH ANOTHER TROUGH FORMING ALONG THE TEXAS AND MEXICO COASTS. LOW PRES MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE TROUGH THEN MOVE E ACROSS THE N GULF WED THROUGH FRI WITH A TRAILING COLD FRONT EXTENDING SW FROM THE LOW. $$ GMZ080-011530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST MON FEB 01 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING E TO SE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT TUE NIGHT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR NW PART LATE. .THU...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT AND LOW. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT LATE. $$ GMZ082-011530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST MON FEB 01 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 22N TUE NIGHT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT N OF 21N TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL N OF 22N TUE NIGHT. .WED...N OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 22N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR NW PART LATE. .THU...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT N OF 21N AND 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. .FRI...W OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ084-011530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST MON FEB 01 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG TROUGH. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S TO SW EXCEPT BECOMING W TO NW W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT W OF FRONT LATE. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 25N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-011530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST MON FEB 01 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING 3 TO 4 FT TONIGHT. 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 2 TO 4 FT MON NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG TROUGH. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...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. .FRI...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING W TO NW W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS