000 FZNT24 KNHC 140245 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST SAT FEB 13 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. GMZ089-140930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST SAT FEB 13 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER EASTERN TEXAS WILL SLIDE E TO N FLORIDA BY EARLY SUN NIGHT...THEN INTO THE WESTERN ATLC BY MON MORNING AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES TO ALONG THE TEXAS COAST BY EARLY SUN EVENING. THE FRONT WILL THEN PUSH INTO THE THE NW WATERS FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR BROWNSVILLE BY LATE SUN NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL QUICKLY REACH FROM N FLORIDA TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY MON MORNING...AND MOVE E OF GULF TUE. HIGH PRES BUILDS INTO THE NW PORTION WED...AND SHIFTS TO N CENTRAL GULF THU. $$ GMZ080-140930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST SAT FEB 13 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 28N SUN NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 28N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NW PORTION IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NW OF FRONT BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. N OF 28N SW WINDS WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW OF FRONT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT EARLY...AREAS OF RAIN LATE. .MON...S OF 27N N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. N OF 27N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT ...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT S OF 27N...AND TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT W OF 94W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF 94W LATE. $$ GMZ082-140930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST SAT FEB 13 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 95W MON AND MON NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT W OF 95W 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 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. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-140930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST SAT FEB 13 2010 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL S OF 26N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT THEN BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE SUN NIGHT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SUN NIGHT. .MON...N OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 27N AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST SEAS NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...HIGHEST SEAS NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. $$ GMZ086-140930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST SAT FEB 13 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 25N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT SUN NIGHT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED AND THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE