000 FZNT24 KNHC 232128 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST WED FEB 23 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. GMZ089-240330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST WED FEB 23 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ALONG 25N...BLOCKING A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY IN THE NE GULF COAST WATERS. SOUTHERLY WINDS OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL INCREASE AS LOW PRES MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL SAG INTO THE NORTHERN GULF FRI NIGHT...THEN WEAKEN AND SHIFT N SAT. WINDS OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL INCREASE AGAIN SAT...AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL PUSH INTO THE NW GULF BY SAT NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-240330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST WED FEB 23 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE WINDS 20 KT S OF 28N W OF 92W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...S AND SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SAT NIGHT. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT NW OF FRONT AND S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SE OF FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 9 FT BEFORE FRONT...BECOMING 6 TO 8 FT NW OF FRONT AND 6 TO 8 FT SE OF FRONT. .MON...E OF 95W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 95W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-240330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST WED FEB 23 2011 .TONIGHT AND THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E OF 95W SE TO WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS N OF 22N 3 TO 5 FT AND SEAS S OF 22N 1 TO 2 FT. W OF 95W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS N OF 22N 4 TO 5 FT AND SEAS S OF 22N 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT NW OF FRONT AND SE WINDS 20 KT SE OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BECOMING 6 TO 7 FT NW OF FRONT AND 4 TO 7 FT SE OF FRONT. .MON...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT...EXCEPT SE PART SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-240330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST WED FEB 23 2011 .TONIGHT AND THU...S OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N OF 27N NW OF FRONT N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N SE OF FRONT W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S OF 26N W OF 87W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS N OF 24N W OF 86W BUILDING TO 8 FT. SEAS N OF 24N E OF 86W 5 TO 7 FT. SEAS S OF 24N 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N OF 25N NE WINDS BECOMING 20 KT WIND COLD FRONT PASSAGE. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-240330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST WED FEB 23 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N OF 25N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S OF 25N WINDS BECOMING E 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 25N NW OF FRONT N WINDS 5 TO 1O KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...S OF 27N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING S TO SE 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER MT