000 FZNT24 KNHC 011401 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-012130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST MON FEB 01 2010 .SYNOPSIS...THE COLD FRONT THAT MOVED S THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL YESTERDAY HAS SHIFTED BACK TO THE N INTO THE SE GULF AS A WARM FRONT AND TROUGH STRETCHING FROM NEAR FORT MYERS FLORIDA TO JUST N OF THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. THIS FEATURE WILL PUSH E INTO FLORIDA LATE TONIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS DOWN FROM THE N. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETS UP IN THE W GULF TUE WITH A TROUGH FORMING ALONG THE TEXAS AND MEXICO COASTS ON WED. LOW PRES MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE TROUGH WED NIGHT THEN MOVE E ACROSS THE N GULF THU THROUGH FRI WITH A TRAILING COLD FRONT EXTENDING SW FROM THE LOW. $$ GMZ080-012130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST MON FEB 01 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE W OF 94W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE W OF 94W...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT W OF 94W AND 5 TO 7 FT E OF 94W TUE NIGHT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING SE TO S IN THE EVENING ...THEN BECOMING S TO SW LATE EXCEPT BECOMING NW TO N W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT AND LOW. .THU...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT AND LOW. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 94W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT LATE. $$ GMZ082-012130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST MON FEB 01 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON 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 E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .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 TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL N OF 22N TUE NIGHT. .WED...N OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 22N E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. 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 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW 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 S OF 22N LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ084-012130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST MON FEB 01 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT TUE NIGHT. .WED...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING SE TO S 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING S TO SW EXCEPT BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT W OF FRONT LATE. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 25N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-012130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST MON FEB 01 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING 2 TO 4 FT TONIGHT. S OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING 2 TO 4 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE NIGHT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW EXCEPT BECOMING W TO NW W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE...AND 4 TO 7 FT N OF 27N SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY