000 FZNT24 KNHC 091534 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST WED FEB 09 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. GMZ089-092130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST WED FEB 09 2011 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT...FROM THE W CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE THU...EXTEND FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA FRI AND SE OF THE GULF SAT. A RIDGE WILL BUILD W TO E ALONG 30N SAT AND SUN. $$ GMZ080-092130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST WED FEB 09 2011 ...GALE WARNING W OF 95W EARLY TONIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT W OF 95W EARLY TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT BEHIND FRONT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS EARLY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT SUN. $$ GMZ082-092130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST WED FEB 09 2011 ...GALE WARNING W OF 95W TONIGHT AND EARLY THU... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...S OF 20N W OF 95W N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...N OF 22N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-092130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST WED FEB 09 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING NW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 26N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF 26N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N. $$ GMZ086-092130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST WED FEB 09 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BECOMING N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE N OF 28N. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING NE TO E LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT N OF 25N SUN. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN/HUFFMAN