000 FZNT24 KNHC 240901 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST WED FEB 24 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. GMZ089-241530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST WED FEB 24 2010 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 30N89W TO LOW PRES 25N92.5W 1011 MB TO 19N96W WILL MOVE SE ACROSS THE GULF AND REACH FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY TO 25N90W TO 18N93W WED MORNING AND MOVE SE OF AREA LATE WED AFTERNOON. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL PREVAIL BEHIND FRONT ACROSS MUCH OF W GULF AND BRIEFLY SHIFT INTO S CENTRAL GULF OFF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST LATE FRI AND REACH FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO YUCATAN PENINSULA SAT AND E OF AREA SAT NIGHT. HIGH PRES OVER EASTERN GULF SUN WILL PROMPT STRONG S RETURN FLOW W OF 95W. $$ GMZ080-241530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST WED FEB 24 2010 ...GALE WARNING S OF 27N W OF COLD FRONT TODAY... .TODAY...S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 14 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING 5 TO 9 FT LATE. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT W OF 96W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING W OF 96W 5 TO 6 FT LATE.. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT FRI AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING NW 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EARLY SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT FRI AFTERNOON THEN BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. .SUN...W OF 95W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. E OF 96W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-241530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST WED FEB 24 2010 ...GALE WARNING W OF FRONT TODAY... .TODAY...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING 12 TO 19 FT...HIGHEST S OF 22N. E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING 7 TO 12 FT LATE. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT IN N SUBSIDING SWELL. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT W OF 96W. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 7 FT W OF 96W. .FRI...S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 10 FT LATE. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-241530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST WED FEB 24 2010 ...GALE WARNING NW OF FRONT S OF 24N LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT... INCREASING BRIEFLY TO 30 TO 35 KT S OF 24N LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. N WINDS DIMINISHING AREA WIDE TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT N OF 24N AND 11 TO 14 FT S OF 24N. E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDE TO 7 FT S OF 26N AND 5 FT N OF 26N. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N OF 25N NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. S OF 25N W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-241530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST WED FEB 24 2010 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT NW OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. .TONIGHT AND THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SE 20 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME NW 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NW SWELL. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING