000 FZNT24 KNHC 121518 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST FRI FEB 12 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. GMZ089-122130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST FRI FEB 12 2010 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES AT 27N88W 997 MB WITH TRAILING COLD FRONT SW TO 18N94W. LOW PRES WILL MOVE TO NEAR 27N85W LATER TODAY WITH COLD FRONT TO THE NW YUCATAN PENINSULA...THEN QUICKLY TURN ENE ACROSS N-CENTRAL FLORIDA AND INTO SW N ATLC WATERS THIS EVENING WITH COLD FRONT SW TO NE YUCATAN PENINSULA. THE FRONT WILL PUSH E OF AREA TONIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION. THE HIGH WILL SLIDE ESE REACHING CENTRAL FLORIDA BY LATE SUN AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT PUSHES INTO THE NW WATERS. THE COLD FRONT WILL QUICKLY REACH FROM N FLORIDA TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY MON MORNING...AND TO E OF GULF TUE. $$ GMZ080-122130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST FRI FEB 12 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 95W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT NIGHT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE SUN. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF 27N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-122130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST FRI FEB 12 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDE TO 4 TO 7 FT SAT NIGHT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ084-122130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST FRI FEB 12 2010 ...GALE WARNING N OF 24N THIS AFTERNOON... .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 24N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 24N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S OF 24N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 24N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT S OF 27N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N SAT NIGHT. .SUN...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT LATE THEN BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SUN NIGHT. .MON...N OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF 27N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. $$ GMZ086-122130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST FRI FEB 12 2010 ...GALE WARNING N OF 24N THIS AFTERNOON... .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF LOW CENTER NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 24N SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 24N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. AREAS OF RAIN N OF 27N. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT SAT NIGHT. .SUN...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...N OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. $$ FORECASTER GR