000 FZNT24 KNHC 101510 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST THU FEB 10 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. GMZ089-102130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST THU FEB 10 2011 .SYNOPSIS...GALE FORCE WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON OVER PORTIONS OF THE SW GULF...BEHIND A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 28N82W TO 22N92W TO 18N94W. THE FRONT WILL SHIFT SE TODAY AND EXTEND FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT...AND SE OF THE GULF FRI. HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TO THE CENTRAL GULF BEHIND THE FRONT SAT THROUGH MON. $$ GMZ080-102130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST THU FEB 10 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N AND 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL S OF 27N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N. .SUN...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING E TO SE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-102130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST THU FEB 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING W OF 95W THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON... .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 20N W OF 95W N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...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 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-102130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST THU FEB 10 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 25N. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 28N AND 4 TO 6 FT FROM 24N TO 28N. S OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN...N OF 25N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-102130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST THU FEB 10 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW TO N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N OF 26N NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN