000 FZNT24 KNHC 191519 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST FRI FEB 19 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. GMZ089-192130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST FRI FEB 19 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ACROSS THE AREA WILL SHIFT E THROUGH SUN ALLOWING FOR A COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS SUN EVENING THROUGH SUN NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL QUICKLY REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE MON...AND TO E OF GULF LATE MON INTO TUE. $$ GMZ080-192130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST FRI FEB 19 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT W OF 95W. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...E OF FRONT WINDS SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-192130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST FRI FEB 19 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 22N BETWEEN 92W AND 96W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 96W S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 96W SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W PART. .TONIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF 20N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ084-192130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST FRI FEB 19 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE S OF 25N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W PART. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W PART. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...N OF 26N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT W OF FRONT. .TUE...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-192130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST FRI FEB 19 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 JUST AHEAD OF FRONT BECOMING NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER