000 FZNT24 KNHC 091949 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-100330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST WED FEB 09 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 30N94W TO 25N97W...WILL SHIFT SE AND REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE 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. HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TO THE CENTRAL GULF BEHIND THE FRONT SAT THROUGH MON. $$ GMZ080-100330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST WED FEB 09 2011 ...GALE WARNING W OF 93W... .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT W OF 93W TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT BEHIND FRONT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT TO 15 KT W OF 96W. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-100330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST WED FEB 09 2011 ...GALE WARNING W OF 95W TONIGHT AND EARLY THU... .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 ALONG FRONT. .THU...S OF 20N W OF 95W N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. 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 THROUGH SAT...N OF 23N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 23N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-100330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST WED FEB 09 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING NW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 25N AND 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL S OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON...N OF 27N NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-100330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST WED FEB 09 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 26N. .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. .MON...N OF 26N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN/MKH