000 FZNT24 KNHC 310912 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST MON JAN 31 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. GMZ089-311530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST MON JAN 31 2011 .SYNOPSIS...SE RETURN FLOW LIES OVER THE ENTIRE GULF IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST TUE MORNING AND REACH FROM APALACHEE BAY TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WED MORNING AND FROM FORT MYERS FLORIDA TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE THU MORNING. LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP ON THE FRONT OVER THE S CENTRAL GULF THU EVENING AND DRIFT N...WITH THE FRONT LYING FROM TAMPA BAY TO 1012 MB LOW PRES NEAR 27N90W TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-311530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST MON JAN 31 2011 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING SW WITHIN 120 NM OF FRONT THEN BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .WED AND THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N THU. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N THU. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. $$ GMZ082-311530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST MON JAN 31 2011 .TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT AND TUE EXCEPT TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 23N TUE THEN SHIFTING N TO NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT TUE AND TUE NIGHT EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NW OF FRONT N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART. $$ GMZ084-311530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST MON JAN 31 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N WITHIN 120 NM AHEAD OF FRONT AND BECOMING NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 2O TO 25 KT SHIFTING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND FRI...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING S FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ GMZ086-311530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST MON JAN 31 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 28N TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT N OF 28N TUE NIGHT. .WED...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF FRONT. .FRI...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF FRONT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER