000 FZNT24 KNHC 072007 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST MON FEB 07 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. GMZ089-080330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST MON FEB 07 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A WARM FRONT EXTENDS FROM NE FLORIDA SW TO A WEAK LOW NEAR 29N86W 1011 MB. A COLD FRONT TRAILS SW FROM THE LOW TO 25N87W TO 19N95W. THE WARM FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT N TONIGHT AS THE LOW TRACKS NE PUSHING THE COLD FRONT SE TO A POSITION FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY TO THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY THIS EVENING AND TO SE OF AREA OVERNIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GULF BEHIND THE FRONT TUE INTO WED AND MOVE E AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS LATE WED AFTERNOON. THIS FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE THU AFTERNOON THEN MOVE SE OF GULF LATE FRI. A RIDGE WILL BUILD W TO E ALONG 30N BEHIND THE FRONT. $$ GMZ080-080330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST MON FEB 07 2011 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 95W EARLY WED NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE AND DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT S OF 27N W OF 94W 8 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT W OF 95W MON NIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 94W E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING SE TO S AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON THEN TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TUE NIGHT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT...EXCEPT W OF 95W 30 TO 35 KT EARLY WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT WED NIGHT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 T0 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT FAR N PORTION. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND TO 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N. $$ GMZ082-080330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST MON FEB 07 2011 ...GALE WARNING W OF 95W... .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT W OF 95W 30 TO 35 KT EARLY THEN DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT...AND S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT E OF FRONT EARLY. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT E OF FRONT EARLY 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 95W INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON THEN TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT FAR NW PORTION BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. AREAS OF RAIN. .THU...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE PORTION BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 94W LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT W OF 94W SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .SAT...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. $$ GMZ084-080330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST MON FEB 07 2011 .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 60 NM SE OF FRONT SW 20 TO 30 KT AND NW 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT 5 TO 8 FT EARLY BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT OVERNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N...AND 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 27N...HIGHEST NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. .THU...N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING N 20 KT EARLY. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...S OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-080330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST MON FEB 07 2011 .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 6O NM S OF FRONT S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT...AND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT EARLY BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT OVERNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT... EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND WITHIN 75 NM SE OF FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N...AND 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 27N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST FAR SE. .THU...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE