000 FZNT24 KNHC 102101 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST FRI FEB 10 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-110330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST FRI FEB 10 2006 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES OFF TEXAS COAST THIS EVENING AND EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO VERACRUZ MEXICO BY EARLY SAT AND SE OF THE AREA BY SAT NIGHT. STRONG NW TO N WINDS CONTINUE INTO MON AS A REINFORCING FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST SUN NIGHT AND E OF THE AREA LATE MON. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN MON NIGHT AND TUE THEN MOVES E OF THE AREA LATE TUE AND WED WITH RETURN SE FLOW OVER MOST OF THE GULF TUE AND WED. $$ GMZ080-110330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST FRI FEB 10 2006 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING NW TO N 30 TO 35 KT NW OF COLD FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT NW OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT EARLY...THEN DECREASING 25 TO 30 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING 6 TO 10 FT LATE. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 20 KT FAR SW PORTION LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-110330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST FRI FEB 10 2006 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF FRONT N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT TO 40 KT ALONG THE COAST OF MEXICO. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT TO 40 KT S OF 22N ALONG THE COAST OF MEXICO. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DECREASING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING 8 TO 13 FT LATE. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING 10 TO 15 KT MON. 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 FT MON. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ084-110330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST FRI FEB 10 2006 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF FRONT WINDS SHIFTING TO NW TO N 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT BUILDING 9 TO 14 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DECREASING 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO N 15 KT LATE MON. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING 5 TO 8 FT N OF 25N AND 7 TO 9 FT S OF 25N. .TUE...WINDS E 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-110330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST FRI FEB 10 2006 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SE 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT INCREASING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING 5 TO 8 FT N OF 27N SUN NIGHT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER COBB