000 FZNT24 KNHC 020856 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST WED FEB 02 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. GMZ089-021530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST WED FEB 02 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT LIES FROM 30N86W TO 20N97W. LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE COLD FRONT THU WITH THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY LYING FROM FORT MYERS FLORIDA TO 1017 MB LOW PRES NEAR 24N90W TO 19N92W THU AFTERNOON. THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE BOUNDARY WILL LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT THROUGH FRI AS THE LOW DEEPENS TO 1011 MB NEAR 29N87W FRI NIGHT WITH A COLD FRONT EXTENDING TO 19N91W. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE OF THE AREA SAT NIGHT WITH WEAK HIGH PRES MOVING INTO THE CENTRAL GULF SUN. $$ GMZ080-021530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST WED FEB 02 2011 .TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. AREAS OF RAIN. .FRI...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT W OF 95W DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT ENTIRE AREA LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. AREAS OF RAIN. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT OVER SE PORTION. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-021530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST WED FEB 02 2011 ...GALE WARNING S OF 21N W OF 94W... .TODAY...S OF 21N W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT SHIFTING N TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. SE OF FRONT S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. SE OF FRONT WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...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 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG AND NEAR FRONT. .FRI...N OF 22N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 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 BECOMING NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT...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. $$ GMZ084-021530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST WED FEB 02 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON AND DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT N OF 25N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE SWELL. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO S FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST NEAR FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT AND SHIFTING NW N OF 26N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT NIGHT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-021530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST WED FEB 02 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 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 BECOMING S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF FRONT. .SAT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER