000 FZNT24 KNHC 012034 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 UPDATED NW AND SW ZONES TO UPGRADE WINDS TO GALE FORCE W OF 96W 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. GMZ089-020330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM JUST E OF LAKE CHARLES LOUISIANA SW TO 25N96W TO TAMPICO MEXICO WILL RAPIDLY MOVE E AND 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 AND 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 TO E OF FLORIDA SAT AND SUN. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. $$ GMZ080-020330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING S OF 28N W OF 95W... .TONIGHT...S OF 28N W OF 95W N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EARLY...THEN DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SHIFTING E OF AREA LATE. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. AREAS OF RAIN. .FRI...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. AREAS OF RAIN. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT OVER SE PORTION. .SUN...WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 27N SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-020330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING S OF 25N W OF 96W... .TONIGHT...W OF 96W N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT OVERNIGHT EXCEPT S OF 21N NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY THEN BECOMING S TO SW... EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT NW TO N 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 AND THU NIGHT...W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 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. .SUN...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-020330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 .TONIGHT...S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING TO NW TO N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT N OF 27N 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NW PORTION BECOMING SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON AND DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT WED NIGHT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF FRONT TO 26N S TO SW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL W OF 87W...AND 3 TO 5 FT E OF 87W. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO S FRI. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST NEAR FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...S OF 26N WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN DECAYING NW SWELL. N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-020330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 .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 AND THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... SHIFTING NE THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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. .SUN...WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 5 KT...EXCEPT S OF 26N N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 26N...AND 1 TO 3 FT N OF 26N. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE