000 FZNT24 KNHC 011530 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-012130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST TUE FEB 01 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT ALONG THE TEXAS COAST WILL QUICKLY REACH FROM APALACHEE BAY TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE BY WED MORNING. LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT OVER THE S CENTRAL GULF THU. THE LOW WILL TRACK NE PUSHING THE FRONT FROM NEAR FORT MYERS SW TO NEAR 25N90W...THEN S TO 19N92W BY THU NIGHT. THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE FRONT WILL LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT FRI AS LOW PRES FORMS NEAR 28N85W. THE LOW WILL TRAIL A COLD FRONT TO THE WESTERN YUCATAN PENINSULA BY LATE FRI...AND DRAG THE FRONT ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF AND ACROSS FLORIDA ON SAT. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. $$ GMZ080-012130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST TUE FEB 01 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT ...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .WED THROUGH THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. AREAS OF RAIN. .FRI...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. AREAS OF RAIN. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT OVER SE PORTION 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-012130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST TUE FEB 01 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT ...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND WITHIN 120 NM SE OF FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF 96W 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. SE OF FRONT WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. 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 ALONG AND NEAR 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 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...EXCEPT N OF 20N SHIFTING TO NE AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT...AND TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 23N AND 7 TO 10 FT S OF 23N. $$ GMZ084-012130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST TUE FEB 01 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING TO NW TO N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT N OF 27N 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NW PORTION ...BECOMING SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TONIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON AND DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT WED NIGHT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF FRONT TO 26N S TO SW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND FRI...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING S FRI. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-012130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST TUE FEB 01 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW OF FRONT WINDS SHIFTING TO NW TO N AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. 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 TO 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 BEHIND FRONT NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT NW OF FRONT...AND 2 TO 3 FT SE OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER/AGUIRRE