000 FZNT24 KNHC 220830 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST TUE FEB 22 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. GMZ089-221530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST TUE FEB 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL SHIFT FURTHER E TODAY AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW AND N CENTRAL GULF. THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN TONIGHT AND AND WED AS IT DRIFTS BACK INLAND. A RIDGE WILL ONCE AGAIN BUILD OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WED AND THU THEN MOVE SE AS ANOTHER WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE NORTHERN GULF. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE GULF ON FRI...THEN DISSIPATE SAT. $$ GMZ080-221530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST TUE FEB 22 2011 .TODAY...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT....SHIFTING SE TO S WED. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...W OF FRONT WINDS N TO NE 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-221530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST TUE FEB 22 2011 .TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 21N AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 21N. .THU...N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...W OF 95W NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 21N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 21N. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-221530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST TUE FEB 22 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 26N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-221530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST TUE FEB 22 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS FAR NORTHERN PORTION. .SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N S TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL