000 FZNT24 KNHC 241431 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-242130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST WED FEB 24 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 26N82W TO LOW PRES NEAR 24N91W 1011 MB TO 18.5N93W WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SE ACROSS THE GULF PUSHING SE OF THE WATERS AND THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL BY THIS EVENING. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL PREVAIL BEHIND THE FRONT ACROSS MUCH OF THE W GULF AND BRIEFLY SHIFT INTO THE S CENTRAL GULF AND INTO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST FRI NIGHT AND REACH FROM THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY SAT THEN SE OF THE AREA BY EARLY SUN. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SE OFF TEXAS LATE SUN NIGHT INTO MON. $$ GMZ080-242130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST WED FEB 24 2010 ...GALE WARNING S OF 27N... .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N AND 6 TO 9 FT S OF 27N LATE. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT W OF 93W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT W OF 93W LATE. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT E OF FRONT AND NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-242130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST WED FEB 24 2010 ...GALE WARNING W OF FRONT... .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING 12 TO 19 FT...HIGHEST S OF 23N. E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING 10 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT W OF 94W AND 8 TO 12 FT E OF 94W LATE. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT W OF 94W AND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT E OF 94W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL W OF 94W...AND 7 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL E OF 94W SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .THU NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT AND VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT E OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT W OF FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 9 FT LATE. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 94W BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE...AND 6 TO 9 FT E OF 94W. $$ GMZ084-242130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST WED FEB 24 2010 ...GALE WARNING NW OF FRONT S OF 24N LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT S OF 24N LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT N OF 24N AND 11 TO 14 FT S OF 24N IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING E TO SE W OF 87W LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 25N AND 7 TO 10 FT S OF 25N IN THE EVENING...THEN SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 25N LATE THU NIGHT. .FRI...W OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON... THEN BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. E OF 87W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL LATE. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT AND LOW. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 26N SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE...AND 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL S OF 26N SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. $$ GMZ086-242130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST WED FEB 24 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF FRONT N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT LATE. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 26N THU NIGHT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EARLY...BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT SE OF FRONT AND N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT NW OF FRONT...THEN BECOMING N TO NE 15 KT THROUGHOUT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT AND LOW. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 26N SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE...AND 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 26N SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY