000 FZNT24 KNHC 132118 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST SUN FEB 13 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. GMZ089-140330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST SUN FEB 13 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED AT 28N93W WILL MEANDER OVER THE N CENTRAL WATERS THROUGH MON NIGHT...THEN SHIFT NE OF THE AREA WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING FROM NW FLORIDA TO NE MEXICO THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD. $$ GMZ080-140330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST SUN FEB 13 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .WED...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-140330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST SUN FEB 13 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 23N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 23N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU AND FRI...N OF 23N W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-140330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST SUN FEB 13 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. FROM 27N TO 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 25N. .WED AND THU...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N OF 27N E OF 87W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-140330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST SUN FEB 13 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. FROM 27N TO 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON