000 FZNT24 KNHC 042032 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST THU FEB 04 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. GMZ089-050330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST THU FEB 04 2010 .SYNOPSIS...LOW NEAR 28N96W 1007 MB WITH WARM FRONT SE TO NEAR 25N88W. THE LOW WILL MOVE OVER SE LOUISIANA TONIGHT AS THE WARM FRONT SHIFTS N OF AREA. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI MORNING...THEN MOVE E OF GULF LATE FRI NIGHT. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER A PORTION OF THE MIDDLE AND EASTERN GULF E OF THE COLD FRONT ON FRI. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT THIS WEEKEND...THEN BEGIN TO SLIDE E OF AREA LATE SUN INTO MON ALLOWING FOR SE TO S RETURN FLOW TO INCREASE OVER THE FAR WESTERN GULF AS THE NEXT COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST MON NIGHT. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE TUE. $$ GMZ080-050330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST THU FEB 04 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E OF 93W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 94W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-050330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST THU FEB 04 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 22N...AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 22N. AREAS OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 94W BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 20N...AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N. .TUE...W OF FRONT N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-050330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST THU FEB 04 2010 ...GALE WARNING N OF 23N E OF FRONT... .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EARLY N OF 25N...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE...AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF 23N WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 23N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT BECOMING N 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-050330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST THU FEB 04 2010 ...GALE WARNING N OF 25N E OF FRONT... .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT N OF 25N 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT N OF 26N BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. .FRI...N OF 25N WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT BECOMING NW AND DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT BECOMING NW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N...AND TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N SUN. .MON...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER AL