000 FZNT24 KNHC 040321 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST WED FEB 03 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. GMZ089-040930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST WED FEB 03 2010 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES OVER NE MEXICO WILL TRACK NE ACROSS THE FAR NW PORTION TONIGHT THROUGH THU AFTERNOON...THEN IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INLAND SW LOUISIANA THU EVENING. STRONG PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN THE LOW AND HIGH HIGH PRES WILL BRING STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS TO THE FAR W AND NW WATERS TONIGHT INTO THU MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 29N93W TO 22N97W THU AFTERNOON...FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE E OF THE GULF SAT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA THIS WEEKEND. $$ GMZ080-040930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST WED FEB 03 2010 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...HIGHEST W OF 94W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF 94W AND 9 TO 13 FT W OF 94W. WIDESPREAD AREAS OF RAIN WITH NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS SPREADING FROM SW TO NE. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N E TO SE 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E OF 93W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ082-040930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST WED FEB 03 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 21N E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 22N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 22N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT W OF 94W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT S OF 20N 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-040930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST WED FEB 03 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 88W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NW PORTION. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT THU NIGHT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT N OF 25N AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-040930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST WED FEB 03 2010 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT... BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N...AND TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N SUN. .MON...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER