000 FZNT24 KNHC 182032 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST FRI FEB 18 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. GMZ089-190330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST FRI FEB 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THE NE GULF WILL CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH MON. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW AND N CENTRAL PORTIONS TUE MORNING THEN BECOME STATIONARY FROM NEAR TAMPA FLORIDA TO SOUTHERN TEXAS WED. $$ GMZ080-190330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST FRI FEB 18 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING N TO NE 15 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT N OF FRONT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N. $$ GMZ082-190330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST FRI FEB 18 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...W OF 94W N TO NE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...WINDS E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-190330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST FRI FEB 18 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT FAR NE PORTION BECOMING VARIABLE 5 KT SAT AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG N OF 29N TONIGHT AND SAT NIGHT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 26N SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATE MON AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF 26N WINDS SHIFTING TO NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT AND TO N TO NE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 26N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N. $$ GMZ086-190330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST FRI FEB 18 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N OVERNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF CUBA. A FEW AREAS OF DENSE FOG N OF 29N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A FEW AREAS OF DENSE FOG N OF 29N EARLY IN THE MORNING. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N WINDS SHIFTING TO E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF RAIN ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT...AND SHIFT TO NW TO N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. AREAS OF RAIN ALONG FRONT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE