000 FZNT24 KNHC 110912 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST THU FEB 11 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. GMZ089-111530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST THU FEB 11 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH OVER THE SW GULF FROM BROWNSVILLE TX TO 19N94W. LOW PRES IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE TROUGH NEAR S TEXAS TODAY AND TRACK E TO THE FLORIDA COAST AT 28N LATE FRI DRAGGING A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF EXITING THE AREA FRI NIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS THE AREA SUN NIGHT...AND REACH FROM SW FLORIDA BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE MON. $$ GMZ080-111530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST THU FEB 11 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND LOW CENTER AND FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. WIDESPREAD AREAS OF RAIN W OF FRONT. .FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W OF 95W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. $$ GMZ082-111530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST THU FEB 11 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...W OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-111530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST THU FEB 11 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W PART LATE. .FRI...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOMING W TO NW BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF FRONT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT W OF FRONT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT W OF FRONT SHIFTING TO W TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON W OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT W OF FRONT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL S OF 26N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N. .MON...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-111530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST THU FEB 11 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. AREAS OF RAIN N OF 27N. .FRI NIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. AREAS OF RAIN N OF 26N SHIFTING E OF AREA. .SAT...S OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 26N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN...S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT NW OF FRONT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON