000 FZNT24 KNHC 010912 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST TUE FEB 01 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. GMZ089-011530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST TUE FEB 01 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE THIS MORNING AND WILL QUICKLY MOVE E BY WED MORNING LYING FROM APALACHEE BAY TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE. LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT OVER THE S CENTRAL GULF THU AND THE FRONT WILL LIE FROM SARASOTA BAY TO 1015 MB LOW PRES NEAR 25N89W AND S TO 19N92W THU NIGHT. THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE FRONT WILL LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT FRI AND THE LOW DEEPEN TO 1011 MB NEAR 28N85W WITH A COLD FRONT TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA FRI NIGHT WITH THE FRONT PUSHING SE OF THE AREA BY SAT NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-011530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST TUE FEB 01 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT W OF FRONT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .WED THROUGH THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. AREAS OF RAIN. .FRI...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. AREAS OF RAIN. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT OVER SE PORTION. $$ GMZ082-011530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST TUE FEB 01 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 23N BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT N OF 23N BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT W OF 96W. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. SE OF FRONT WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU...W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .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 VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF RAIN ALONG AND NE OF FRONT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NE AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 20N LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 23N AND 7 TO 10 FT S OF 23N. $$ GMZ084-011530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST TUE FEB 01 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT AND SHIFTING NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N TODAY BECOMING SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT TONIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING NE IN THE AFTERNOON AND DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SW WITHIN 60 NM OF FRONT AND DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND FRI...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING S FRI. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND N OF FRONT. .SAT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-011530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST TUE FEB 01 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT EXCEPT S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT N OF 28N TONIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...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 ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT TO 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING E LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF FRONT. .FRI...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF FRONT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT NW OF FRONT AND 2 TO 3 FT SE OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER