000 FZNT24 KNHC 250310 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM 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. GMZ089-250930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST WED FEB 24 2010 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTEND FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO W TIP OF CUBA MOVE SE OF GULF TONIGHT WITH STRONG N WINDS BEHIND IT. HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER E GULF WITH STRONG S RETURN FLOW W OF 95W THU NIGHT AHEAD OF COLD FRONT WHICH PUSHES SE OFF COAST OF TEXAS LATE FRI MOVING SE OF GULF SAT NIGHT. HIGH PRES RETURNS SUN WITH NEXT COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH REGION MON. $$ GMZ080-250930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST WED FEB 24 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 FT LATE. N OF 26N N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOME S 20 KT W OF 94W THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 7 FT W OF 94W THU NIGHT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME N 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 10 FT W OF FRONT FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOME E 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT THEN BECOME SE LATE. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 FT LATE. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME S 20 TO 25 KT E OF FRONT AND NW 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 9 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-250930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST WED FEB 24 2010 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDE TO 7 FT LATE...HIGHEST SEAS S OF 22N. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME S 20 KT W OF 94W LATE. SEAS 4 FT E OF 94W EXCEPT 7 FT W OF 94W LATE. .THU NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME N 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 10 FT W OF FRONT FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOME NE 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT THEN BECOME SE LATE. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 FT LATE. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT W OF 94W BUILD TO 9 FT LATE. .MON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ084-250930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST WED FEB 24 2010 ...GALE WARNING S OF 25N W OF FRONT... .TONIGHT...S OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISH TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDE TO 8 FT LATE. N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT SHIFT E TO SE THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 FT N OF 25N AND 7 FT IN SUBSIDING N SWELL S OF 25N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 87W SE WINDS 10 KT BECOME S 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. E OF 87W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOME NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT BUILD TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL LATE. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT AND LOW PRES. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SE LATE. SEAS 7 FT N OF 26N SUBSIDE TO 2 FT LATE AND TO 7 FT IN N SWELL S OF 26N. .MON...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILD TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT LATE. $$ GMZ086-250930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST WED FEB 24 2010 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 7 FT S OF 26N AND 4 FT N OF 26N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EARLY BECOME S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT SE OF FRONT AND NE 20 TO 25 KT NW OF FRONT THEN BECOME NE 15 KT THROUGHOUT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILD TO 8 FT LATE. SCATTERED AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT AND LOW PRES. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT E LATE. SEAS 6 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 26N SUBSIDE TO 2 FT LATE AND TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 26N LATE. .MON...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILD TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT LATE. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES