000 FZNT24 KNHC 041927 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-050330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST FRI FEB 04 2011 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDS FROM 29N83W TO A WEAK 1013 MB LOW PRES NEAR 28N89W TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 18N94W. THE LOW PRES WILL ACCELERATE NE OF AREA TONIGHT DRAGGING THE FRONT E AS A COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL APPROACH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL SAT NIGHT...THEN STALL AND MOVE N OVER THE SE PORTION OF THE GULF THROUGH SUN WHILE DISSIPATING. 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 EVENING AND EXIT THE AREA MON NIGHT. A THIRD COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF WATERS BY WED REACHING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR TUXPAN MEXICO WED EVENING. $$ GMZ080-050330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST FRI FEB 04 2011 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SE PART. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...W OF 94W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE...THEN SHIFTING E TO SE MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON NIGHT. E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE AND DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT...THEN SHIFTING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT S OF 27N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. .TUE...W OF 94W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...W OF FRONT N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-050330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST FRI FEB 04 2011 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 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 EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS NW PART. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SAT NIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING N AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. .MON...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE TO E AND DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT EXCEPT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT NW PART. .TUE...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT FAR SE PART. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING N AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT BEHIND FRONT. $$ GMZ084-050330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST FRI FEB 04 2011 .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT THEN BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 26N LATE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT NIGHT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT SUN NIGHT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT THEN BECOMING N TO NE AND DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N AND 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL S OF 27N SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S N OF 26N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. $$ GMZ086-050330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST FRI FEB 04 2011 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW N OF 27N FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE AND INCREASING TO 15 KT ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N AND 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL S OF 27N SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S N OF 26N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR