000 FZNT24 KNHC 100209 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST THU FEB 09 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-100930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST THU FEB 09 2006 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT CENTRAL FLORIDA TO UPPER TEXAS COAST WILL WEAKEN OVER THE E GULF FRI AS HIGH PRES SHIFTS E OF AREA FRI. A SECOND STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVES OFF TEXAS COAST FRI NIGHT AND EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO TAMPICO MEXICO BY EARLY SAT AND SE OF THE AREA BY SAT NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS IN OVER TEXAS BEHIND FRONT SAT THEN WEAKEN WHILE MOVING E ACROSS THE GULF SUN THROUGH TUE. $$ GMZ080-100930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST THU FEB 09 2006 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SAT... .TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 20 KT AND GUSTY BY MORNING. SEAS 2 TO 4...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 95W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS NW OF COLD FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT EARLY SAT...THEN DECREASING 25 TO 30 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 13 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE. .MON AND TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-100930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST THU FEB 09 2006 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SAT AND SAT NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF FRONT N WINDS INCREASING 30 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT TO 40 KT ALONG THE COAST OF MEXICO. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT TO 40 KT S OF 22N ALONG THE COAST OF MEXICO. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 16 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT DECREASING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS GRADUALLY SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-100930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST THU FEB 09 2006 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SAT AND SAT NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WINDS BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT ALL SECTIONS TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS INCREASING 6 TO 8 FT FRI NIGHT. S OF 27N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N FRI NIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF FRONT NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 13 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DECREASE TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING 8 TO 11 FT LATE. .MON...N TO NE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 27N. .TUE...N OF 25N WINDS VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-100930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST THU FEB 09 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N NW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...WINDS SE TO S AND INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO SW 20 TO 25 KT N OF 25N FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 26N FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N FRI NIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 13 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASE TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .MON...N OF 28N N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER CZARNIECKI/COBB