000 FZNT24 KNHC 250931 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST THU FEB 25 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. GMZ089-251530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST THU FEB 25 2010 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT HAS MOVED SE AND EXTENDED FROM NW BAHAMAS TO W CARIBBEAN EARLY THIS MORNING...WITH STRONG N WINDS BEHIND IT. HIGH PRES ACROSS SE TEXAS WILL SLIDE E ALONG THE N GULF COAST THROUGH FRI EVENING WITH STRONG S RETURN FLOW DEVELOPING W OF 95W BRIEFLY TONIGHT AHEAD OF NEXT COLD FRONT. NEXT FRONT TO PUSH SE OFF COAST OF TEXAS LATE FRI MOVING SE OF GULF SAT NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL RETURN SUN WITH NEXT COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH REGION MON. $$ GMZ080-251530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST THU FEB 25 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING QUICKLY SE TO S BY EVENING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILD TO 7 FT W OF 94W TONIGHT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME N 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 10 FT W OF FRONT FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOME E 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT THEN BECOME SE LATE. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 FT LATE. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME S 20 TO 25 KT E OF FRONT AND NW 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 9 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-251530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST THU FEB 25 2010 .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL EARLY SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT N HALF AND 6 TO 8 FT S HALF LATE. .TONIGHT...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. $$ GMZ084-251530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST THU FEB 25 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY GRADUALLY BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON THEN E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE TONIGHT. S OF 27N SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL EARLY SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. N OF 27N SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EARLY SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 87W SE WINDS 10 KT BECOME S 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. E OF 87W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOME NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT BUILD TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL LATE. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT AND LOW PRES. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SE LATE. SEAS 7 FT N OF 26N SUBSIDE TO 2 FT LATE AND TO 7 FT IN N SWELL S OF 26N. .MON...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILD TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT LATE. $$ GMZ086-251530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST THU FEB 25 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 15 KT EARLY GRADUALLY BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE TONIGHT. S OF 27N SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL EARLY SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. N OF 27N SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EARLY SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT TONIGHT. .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 STRIPLING