000 FZNT24 KNHC 020903 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST TUE FEB 02 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. GMZ089-021530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST TUE FEB 02 2010 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 26N85W TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL MOVE E INTO FLORIDA THIS EVENING AS HIGH PRES BUILDS DOWN FROM THE N. ANOTHER TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 27N97W TO 20N95W. LOW PRES MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE TROUGH WED NIGHT THEN MOVE E ACROSS THE N GULF THU AND INLAND OVER SE LOUISIANA THU NIGHT WITH A TRAILING COLD FRONT EXTENDING SW FROM THE LOW. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN BEHIND THE COLD FRONT LATE FRI THROUGH SAT. $$ GMZ080-021530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST TUE FEB 02 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT W OF 94W AND 5 TO 7 FT E OF 94W TONIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUST TO GALE FORCE BECOMING SE TO S IN THE EVENING AND BECOMING NW TO N W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT AND LOW. .THU...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT AND LOW. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT W OF 94W LATE. .SAT...W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-021530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST TUE FEB 02 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL N OF 22N TUE NIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 22N E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR NW PART WED NIGHT. .THU...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT N OF 21N AND VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT S OF 21N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT S OF 22N LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-021530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST TUE FEB 02 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT TUE NIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING SE TO S 25 TO 30 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT WED NIGHT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING S TO SW THEN BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT W OF FRONT LATE. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. $$ GMZ086-021530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST TUE FEB 02 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW EXCEPT BECOMING W TO NW W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE...AND 4 TO 7 FT N OF 27N SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL LATE. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. $$ FORECASTER DGS