000 FZNT24 KNHC 080311 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST SUN FEB 07 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. GMZ089-080930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST SUN FEB 07 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL WEAKEN THROUGH LATE TONIGHT AS SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETS UP OVER THE WESTERN GULF SPREADING E OVER THE ENTIRE GULF MON. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST MON NIGHT RACING E TO A POSITION FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE AND SE OF THE AREA WED NIGHT. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE WESTERN GULF THU AND MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF FRI REACHING A POSITION FROM TAMPA BAY FL TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA FRI EVENING. $$ GMZ080-080930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST SUN FEB 07 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF 94W LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND SECOND FRONT. SEAS SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ082-080930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST SUN FEB 07 2010 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT OCCASIONALLY 25 KT SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT. .TUE...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT NW PART LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF 96W. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND SECOND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-080930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST SUN FEB 07 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT AND SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT N OF 24N 4 TO 7 FT S OF 24N. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL... EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT N OF 28N. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W PART LATE. .FRI...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING S TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON THEN W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-080930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST SUN FEB 07 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT TUE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT NW OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON IN NW SWELL. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON THEN SHIFTING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. $$ FORECASTER GR