000 FZNT24 KNHC 310247 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST SUN JAN 30 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. GMZ089-310930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST SUN JAN 30 2011 .SYNOPSIS...MODERATE SE RETURN FLOW WILL SPREAD E ACROSS ENTIRE GULF THROUGH MON THEN INCREASE MON AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE TEXAS COAST. THE FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST TUE MORNING AND REACH FROM S CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST TO TAMPICO MEXICO TUE EVENING THEN SLOW ITS FORWARD PROGRESS AS IT REACHES FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE WED EVENING. A FRONTAL WAVE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT OVER THE S CENTRAL GULF BY THU EVENING AS FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM S CENTRAL FLORIDA TO NEAR 25N89W TO W COAST OF YUCATAN PENINSULA. LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONTAL WAVE AND DRIFT N FRI...MAINTAINING STRONG WINDS N AND NW OF FRONT. $$ GMZ080-310930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST SUN JAN 30 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING SW WITHIN 120 NM OF FRONT...THEN BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .WED AND THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .THU AND FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ GMZ082-310930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST SUN JAN 30 2011 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT AND TUE EXCEPT TO 20 TO 25 KT NE PART TUE...THEN SHIFTING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 2O TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND FRI...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 2O TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ084-310930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST SUN JAN 30 2011 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 25N AND 3 TO 4 FT S OF 25N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 28N WITHIN 120 NM AHEAD OF FRONT AND BECOMING NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND THU...SE OF FRONT S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE WED NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL. $$ GMZ086-310930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST SUN JAN 30 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT NE PORTIONS EARLY...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 3 TO 4 FT LATE. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER AL/STRIPLING