000 FZNT24 KNHC 201453 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST SUN FEB 20 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. GMZ089-202130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL MOVE E AS A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW AND N CENTRAL GULF EARLY TUE THEN BECOME STATIONARY FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO SOUTHERN TEXAS LATE TUE AND DISSIPATE WED. HIGH PRES WILL MOVE INTO THE NE PORTION WED AND THU WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETTING UP OVER THE WESTERN GULF. $$ GMZ080-202130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE..N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-202130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-202130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 26N AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N. .THU...S OF 27N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-202130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. AREAS OF RAIN ALONG FRONT. .WED AND THU...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE THU. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL/DGS