000 FZNT24 KNHC 040836 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST FRI FEB 04 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. GMZ089-041530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST FRI FEB 04 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A WARM FRONT EXTENDS FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE CENTRAL GULF...THEN CONTINUES AS A STATIONARY FRONT TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE. WEAK LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL GULF ALONG THE FRONT. THE LOW PRES WILL ACCELERATE NE OF AREA TONIGHT DRAGGING THE FRONT E AS A COLD FRONT AND PASSING SE OF AREA SAT NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT E ALONG THE NORTHERN WATERS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. THE NEXT COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST SUN NIGHT AND MOVING SE OF AREA EARLY TUE. $$ GMZ080-041530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST FRI FEB 04 2011 ...GALE WARNING S OF 28N W OF 95W... .TODAY...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 95W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF RAIN MOVING E OF AREA. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...E OF 93W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE AND DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT...THEN SHIFTING E LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E MON NIGHT THEN E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-041530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST FRI FEB 04 2011 ...GALE WARNING N OF 22N W OF 95W... .TODAY...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. .TONIGHT...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 AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E AND DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT FAR SE PART. $$ GMZ084-041530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST FRI FEB 04 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE THEN BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 26N SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING W TO NW AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE AND DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-041530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST FRI FEB 04 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER AL