000 FZNT24 KNHC 112005 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST FRI FEB 11 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. GMZ089-120330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST FRI FEB 11 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDS FROM THE N CENTRAL YUCATAN PENINSULA E-NE THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS THIS AFTERNOON...AND WILL MOVE SE OF AREA THIS EVENING AS A REINFORCING SURGE OF COLD AIR SPREADS SE ACROSS THE BASIN AND HIGH PRES SETTLES OVER S TEXAS. THE HIGH WILL SHIFT EWD ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS BEHIND THE FRONT SAT THROUGH TUE. $$ GMZ080-120330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST FRI FEB 11 2011 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT FAR SE PART. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT FAR SE PART. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT SE PART. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT NE PART. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TUE...W OF 94W SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-120330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST FRI FEB 11 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG COASTAL AREAS TONIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .MON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS NEAR 20 KT ALONG THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-120330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST FRI FEB 11 2011 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 26N...HIGHEST YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 28N. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY BECOMING NE 20 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT SE PART... INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT FROM 25N TO 27N AND 6 TO 9 FT S OF 25N...HIGHEST YUCATAN CHANNEL. .MON...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N. .WED...N OF 24N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-120330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST FRI FEB 11 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N N WINDS 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT THROUGH MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG SE PORTIONS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 25N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT FROM 25N TO 27N AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 25N. .MON...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 5 FT S OF 25N. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING