000 FZNT24 KNHC 060300 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM 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. GMZ089-060930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST SAT FEB 05 2011 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM FORT MYERS FL TO NE YUCATAN PENINSULA 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 TAMPA BAY FL TO THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA MON EVENING AND TO SE 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 LATE WED. THIS FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR TUXPAN MEXICO THU EARLY MORNING AND FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO NE YUCATAN PENINSULA BY LATE THU. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ONCE AGAIN ACROSS THE GULF IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. $$ GMZ080-060930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST SAT FEB 05 2011 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 27N W OF 95W LATE WED... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE THEN SHIFTING TO E TO SE AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON NIGHT. E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING N TO NE AND DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT MON NIGHT. .TUE...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW TO N AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT S OF 27N W OF 95W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N. $$ GMZ082-060930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST SAT FEB 05 2011 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 95W MON AND WED... .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF 22N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 22N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT NW PORTION BEHIND FRONT LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE AND DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TUE...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 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 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. AREAS OF RAIN. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF 95W 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE AND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT E OF FRONT SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 25 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 14 FT THROUGHOUT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT E OF FRONT EARLY. $$ GMZ084-060930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST SAT FEB 05 2011 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 26N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 28N. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT SUN NIGHT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT THEN BECOMING N TO NE AND DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT MON NIGHT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N...AND 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL S OF 27N SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 26N BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 24N E OF FRONT S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT AND BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. $$ GMZ086-060930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST SAT FEB 05 2011 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 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 AND MON NIGHT...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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .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. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. $$ FORECASTER GR