000 FZNT24 KNHC 241447 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST THU FEB 24 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. GMZ089-242130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST THU FEB 24 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL MOVE E AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE N GULF FRI THEN WEAKEN AND LIFT N THROUGH SAT. ANOTHER STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF SUN NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM MOBILE BAY TO VERACRUZ MON MORNING AND FROM PANAMA CITY FLORIDA TO THE S CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE MON. $$ GMZ080-242130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST THU FEB 24 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE SAT. .SUN AND MON...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-242130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST THU FEB 24 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...E OF 95W SE TO WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 22N AND 1 TO 3 FT S OF 22N. 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 TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ084-242130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST THU FEB 24 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N OF 26N NW OF FRONT N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N SE OF FRONT W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 28N LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT LATE MON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-242130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST THU FEB 24 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...THEN SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT LATE. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN/DGS