000 FZNT24 KNHC 012022 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-020330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM 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. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN BEHIND THE COLD FRONT LATE FRI THROUGH SAT. $$ GMZ080-020330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST MON FEB 01 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE W OF 94W...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT W OF 94W AND 5 TO 7 FT E OF 94W TUE NIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING SE TO S IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING S TO SW LATE EXCEPT BECOMING NW TO N W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT AND LOW. .THU...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT AND LOW. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT W OF 94W LATE. .SAT...W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-020330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST MON FEB 01 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E NEAR YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. .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 AND WED NIGHT...N OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT WED NIGHT. 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 WED NIGHT. .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 NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-020330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST MON FEB 01 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT TUE NIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING SE TO S 25 TO 30 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT WED NIGHT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING S TO SW EXCEPT BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT W OF FRONT LATE. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. $$ GMZ086-020330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST MON FEB 01 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E TO SE ALONG TROUGH...BECOMING NW TO N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING 2 TO 3 FT LATE. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED 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 AND WED NIGHT...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 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL LATE. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY