000 FZNT24 KNHC 030919 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST WED FEB 03 2010 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. GMZ089-031530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST WED FEB 03 2010 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY TROUGH ALONG THE TEXAS COAST. A LOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE TROUGH TONIGHT...1009 MB...NEAR 27N97W. THE LOW WILL MOVE NE TO NEAR 28N94W 1007 MB BY THU AFTERNOON WITH A COLD FRONT SW TO 24N98W AND MOVE JUST INLAND OVER SE LOUISIANA COAST THU NIGHT WITH COLD FRONT SW TO 22N97W. THE LOW WILL QUICKLY MOVE NE WITH COLD FRONT FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI AND TO JUST SE OF THE AREA SAT. HIGH PRES THEN BUILDS ACROSS THE AREA SAT AND SUN. $$ GMZ080-031530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST WED FEB 03 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 13 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SPREADING FROM W TO E. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT AND LOW. .FRI...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT E OF 93W AND 10 TO 15 KT W OF 93W. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT E OF 93W AND TO 2 TO 4 FT W OF 93W. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-031530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST WED FEB 03 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 22N AND TO 2 TO 4 FT S OF 22N. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...W OF FRONT WINDS N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-031530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST WED FEB 03 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N AND BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT S OF 25N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT THU NIGHT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S TO SW THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-031530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST WED FEB 03 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT N OF 27N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N AND TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N SUN. $$ FORECASTER DGS