000 FZNT24 KNHC 030837 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST THU FEB 03 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. GMZ089-031530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST THU FEB 03 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA SW TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE TONIGHT. WEAK LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP NEAR 24N92W WITH TRAILING COLD FRONT S TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE. THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE FRONT WILL LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT ON FRI AS THE LOW DEEPENS AND ACCELERATES NE. THE COLD FRONT WILL RAPIDLY SHIFT ACROSS THE GULF FRI...MOVING E OF THE AREA SAT. HIGH PRES WILL THEN BUILD IN ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WITH SE RETURN FLOW DEVELOPING ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE SUN NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY EASTWARD...EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO TAMPICO MEXICO MON MORNING...FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA MON NIGHT...AND E OF THE AREA LATE MON. $$ GMZ080-031530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST THU FEB 03 2011 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 28N W OF 95W FRI... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. AREAS OF RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF 95W N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT FRI. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 28N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 28N. AREAS OF RAIN MOVING E OF AREA. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT OVER SE PORTION. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ082-031530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST THU FEB 03 2011 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 22N W OF 95W FRI... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BECOMING NW SWELL THU NIGHT. E OF FRONT SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG AND NEAR FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...SUBSIDING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SE OF FRONT WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. 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. .MON...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ084-031530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST THU FEB 03 2011 .TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO S FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST NEAR FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT AND SHIFTING NW N OF 26N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT NIGHT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-031530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST THU FEB 03 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 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. .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. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER AL