000
FZNT24 KNHC 202038
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST SUN FEB 20 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. 

GMZ089-210330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
330 PM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL MOVE E 
AS A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW AND N CENTRAL GULF 
EARLY TUE THEN DISSIPATES WED. HIGH PRES WILL MOVE INTO THE NE 
PORTION WED AND THU WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETTING UP OVER 
THE WESTERN GULF. WINDS BECOME LIGHT AS ANOTHER WEAK FRONT MOVES 
INTO THE WESTERN GULF FRI...AND REACHES FROM NEAR SW LOUISIANA 
TO TAMPICO MEXICO BY LATE FRI AFTERNOON.

$$
GMZ080-210330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

.TONIGHT AND MON...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON NIGHT...S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE..N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT E TO 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE TOE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 
95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

$$
GMZ082-210330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W    
330 PM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

.TONIGHT AND MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
E OF 94W E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 21N...AND 2 TO 
3 FT S OF 21N.
.THU...N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 
FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 21N...AND 2 TO 3 
FT S OF 21N.

$$
GMZ084-210330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

.TONIGHT AND MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 
27N SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...N OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S 
OF 26N AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N.
.THU...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 
26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

$$
GMZ086-210330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 PM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 
FT. S OF FRONT SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WINDS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
 
$$
FORECASTER DGS