000 FZNT24 KNHC 291500 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST SAT JAN 29 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. GMZ089-292130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST SAT JAN 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL SHIFT E TO THE FLORIDA PENINSULA BY SUN MORNING...ALLOWING MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO SET UP ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF GULF. FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE ENTIRE GULF TUE AS DEEPENING LOW PRES AND AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT APPROACH SE TEXAS COAST. THE FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE NW GULF LATE TUE AND REACH FROM NEAR PENSACOLA TO VERACRUZ BY WED MORNING. $$ GMZ080-292130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST SAT JAN 29 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT BY EVENING THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT BY EVENING. SEAS BUILDING 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING S TO SW WINDS AHEAD OF FRONT...SHIFTING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT AHEAD OF FRONT AND 7 TO 9 FT IN MIXED WIND WAVES BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM SE OF FRONT. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ082-292130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST SAT JAN 29 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 96W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. BETWEEN 94W AND 96W SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT NE PART MON NIGHT...SHIFTING N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT NW PORTIONS LATE TUE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT NE PART TUE...AND 7 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE TUE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 14 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ084-292130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST SAT JAN 29 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT SHIFTING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT TONIGHT. S OF 26N NE TO WINDS 5 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT TONIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S WINDS...THEN SHIFTING NW TO N 20 KT BEHIND FRONT ACROSS NW PORTIONS LATE. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...SE OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-292130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST SAT JAN 29 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EARLY SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT TONIGHT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT GRADUALLY VEERING E LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N S WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT N OF 26N AND 4 TO 5 FT S OF 26N. .WED...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING