000 FZNT24 KNHC 110240 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM 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. GMZ089-110930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST THU FEB 10 2011 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL SHIFT AND STALL OVER THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TO THE CENTRAL GULF BEHIND THE FRONT SAT THROUGH TUE. $$ GMZ080-110930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST THU FEB 10 2011 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N AND 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL S OF 27N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N. .SUN...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING E TO SE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...W OF 94W SE WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-110930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST THU FEB 10 2011 .TONIGHT...S OF 22N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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. .SAT NIGHT...N OF 22N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 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. .TUE...N OF 23N W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-110930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST THU FEB 10 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 25N. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 28N AND 4 TO 6 FT FROM 24N TO 28N. S OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN...N OF 25N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-110930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST THU FEB 10 2011 .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. .SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN...N OF 26N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER AL