000 FZNT24 KNHC 070258 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST SUN FEB 06 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. GMZ089-070930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST SUN FEB 06 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT CURRENTLY APPROACHING THE COAST OF TEXAS WILL MOVE QUICKLY ACROSS THE GULF WATERS REACHING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR TUXPAN MEXICO EARLY MON...FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY TO THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA MON EVENING AND TO SE OF AREA MON NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GULF BEHIND THE FRONT TUE INTO WED...BUT BEGINS TO SHIFT EASTWARD AS A THIRD COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS LATE WED AFTERNOON. THIS FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE THU AFTERNOON...AND WILL BE SE OF AREA LATE FRI. HIGH PRES WILL ONCE AGAIN BUILD ACROSS THE GULF IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. $$ GMZ080-070930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST SUN FEB 06 2011 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 95W LATE WED... .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW JUST AHEAD OF FRONT THEN SHIFTING NW TO N AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE AND DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT W OF 95W MON NIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 94W E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE TO S AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON THEN TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TUE NIGHT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW TO N AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 T0 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ082-070930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST SUN FEB 06 2011 ...GALE WARNING W OF 95W... .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT NW PART THEN SHIFTING TO NW TO N AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT NW PORTION BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT W OF OF 95W. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 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 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W IN THE AFTERNOON THEN TO 20 TO 25 IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED...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 BECOMING VARIABLE FAR SE PORTION LATE. 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 SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT W OF 94W LATE. $$ GMZ084-070930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST SUN FEB 06 2011 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. AREAS OF RAIN ALONG AND N OF FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW TO N AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N...AND 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 27N...HIGHEST NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. .THU...N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N WINDS 20 KT BEHIND FRONT EARLY. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N OF 27N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ086-070930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST SUN FEB 06 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. AREAS OF RAIN ALONG AND N OF FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT THEN SHIFTING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT MON NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG 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...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .THU...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N WINDS 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N OF 27N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR