000 FZNT24 KNHC 311521 CCA OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO..CORRECTED NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST MON JAN 31 2011 CORRECTED SW GULF WIND DIRECTION FOR THIS AFTERNOON 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. GMZ089-312130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST MON JAN 31 2011 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE JUST N OF GULF E OF 92W WILL SHIFT E OF AREA THROUGH TUE EVENING AS LOW PRES OVER W TEXAS DEEPENS AND TRACKS NE TO CENTRAL U.S. THE LOW WILL PUSH A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT INTO THE FAR WESTERN PORTION TUE MORNING...AND QUICKLY REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE NIGHT...FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WED MORNING...THEN WEAKEN AND BECOME STATIONARY FROM NEAR NEAR FORT MYERS FLORIDA TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE THU MORNING. LOW PRES IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP ON THE FRONT OVER THE S CENTRAL GULF LATE THU...THEN PULL TO THE N ALLOWING FOR THE FRONT TO MOVE BACK N AS A WARM FRONT ON FRI. $$ GMZ080-312130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST MON JAN 31 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 92W INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT... EXCEPT W OF 92W BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT SHIFTING TO NW TO N AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT... BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT FRI. AREA OF RAIN. $$ GMZ082-312130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W...CORRECTED 930 AM CST MON JAN 31 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 23N INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT N OF 23N BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING TO N TO NE AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT N OF 23N 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT TUE NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT MOVING QUICKLY E. .WED...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. SE OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT AND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT E OF FRONT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT E OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .FRI...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT. SE OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. AREA OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND NE OF FRONT. $$ GMZ084-312130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST MON JAN 31 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. .TUE...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT...EXPECT FAR NW PORTION SHIFTING TO W TO NW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MOVING INTO THE N PORTION IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AHEAD OF FRONT N OF 25N AND 10 TO 15 KT S OF 26N...BEHIND FRONT WINDS W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 26N...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 2O TO 25 KT...SHIFTING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND FRI...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO S FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS...MORE NUMEROUS N PORTION. $$ GMZ086-312130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST MON JAN 31 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT S OF 25N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 28N BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT 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 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 AGUIRRE