000 FZNT24 KNHC 051522 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST SAT FEB 05 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. GMZ089-052130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST SAT FEB 05 2011 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM APALACHEE BAY TO 24N86W TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL BECOME STATIONARY OVER THE FAR SE PORTION TONIGHT...THEN LIFT BACK N AS A WARM FRONT SUN THROUGH MON AS WEAK HIGH PRES TO THE N SHIFTS E OF THE GULF. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY SUN EVENING...QUICKLY REACH FROM NEAR MOBILE BAY TO 25N89W TO 19N94W LATE SUN NIGHT INTO MON MORNING...FROM NEAR TAMPA FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA ON MON AND TO E OF AREA MON NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE GULF BEHIND THE FRONT TUE INTO WED...BUT BEGINS TO SHIFT EASTWARD AS A THIRD COLD FRONT THEN MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST WED AFTERNOON. THIS FRONT WILL QUICKLY REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO LATE WED NIGHT FOLLOWED BY STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW. $$ GMZ080-052130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST SAT FEB 05 2011 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 27N W OF 95W WED... .THIS AFTERNOON...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT... EXCEPT S OF 27N E OF 94W 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SE PART. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT W OF 92W DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AND BECOMING SE TO S W OF 95W INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE...WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT BETWEEN 92W AND 95W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BETWEEN 92W AND 95W AND TO 2 TO 4 FT W OF 95W. .TUE...W OF 94W WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 27N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 27N BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W WINDS BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...W OF FRONT N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT S OF 27N W OF 95W 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 27N BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-052130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST SAT FEB 05 2011 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 95W MON... .THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE EXCEPT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 20N W OF 95W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT E OF 95W 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .TONIGHT...WINDS NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 94W BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W OF 95W SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR NW PORTION BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING TO NW TO N AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT OVER FAR NW PORTION BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...WINDS BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT W OF 95W INCREASING TO NW TO N 25 TO 35 KT EARLY AND DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE AND E TO SE 10 KT FAR SE PORTION EARLY. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT FAR W PORTION LATE AND 2 TO 3 FT E OF FRONT EARLY BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT EARLY. .TUE...WINDS BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 94W SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF 94W...AND 5 TO 6 FT W OF 94W. SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER NW PORTION. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING TO NW TO N AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. AREAS OF RAIN. $$ GMZ084-052130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST SAT FEB 05 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT EARLY THIS EVENING THEN BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 26N TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT SUN NIGHT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT THEN BECOMING N TO NE AND DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N...AND 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL S OF 27N SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 26N BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. $$ GMZ086-052130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST SAT FEB 05 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE OF FRONT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT SE OF FRONT 2 TO 3 FT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND NW OF FRONT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL... EXCEPT SE OF FRONT 1 TO 2 FT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND NW OF FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL. AREAS OF RAIN ALONG AND N OF FRONT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF FRONT. .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 AGUIRRE