000 FZNT24 KNHC 040255 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM 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. GMZ089-040930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST THU FEB 03 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A BROAD STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM TAMPA BAY ACROSS THE CENTRAL WATERS TO THE E BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL DRIFT NW FRI WITH WEAK LOW PRES DEVELOPING OVER THE CENTRAL GULF ALONG THE FRONT. THE LOW PRES WILL ACCELERATE NE OF AREA FRI NIGHT DRAGGING THE FRONT E AS A COLD FRONT AND PASSING SE OF AREA SAT NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT E AS THE NORTHERN WATERS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. THE NEXT COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE SUN AND MOVING SE OF AREA EARLY TUE. $$ GMZ080-040930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST THU FEB 03 2011 ...GALE WARNING S OF 28N W OF 95W FRI... .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. AREAS OF RAIN. .FRI...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 95W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF RAIN MOVING E OF AREA. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ082-040930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST THU FEB 03 2011 ...GALE WARNING N OF 22N W OF 95W FRI... .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF 22N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW TO W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. AREAS OF RAIN ALONG FRONT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT SE PORTION. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 23N AND 7 TO 10 FT S OF 23N. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING N BEHIND COLD FRONT NW PORTION LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 22N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 4 TO 5 FT N OF 22N LATE. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT FAR SE PART. $$ GMZ084-040930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST THU FEB 03 2011 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE THEN BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 26N SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. .MON...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-040930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST THU FEB 03 2011 .TONIGHT...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 3 TO 5 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE AND INCREASING TO 15 KT ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. .MON...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE... WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON