000 FZNT24 KNHC 040859 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST THU FEB 04 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. GMZ089-041530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST THU FEB 04 2010 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES NEAR THE S TEXAS MEXICO BORDER WILL MOVE NE ACROSS THE FAR NW PORTION OF THE ARE TODAY THEN IS MOVE INLAND OVER SE LOUISIANA TONIGHT. STRONG PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN THE LOW AND HIGH HIGH PRES WILL BRING STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS TO THE FAR W AND NW PORTION OF THE AREA TODAY. ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 29N93W TO 22N97W THIS AFTERNOON AND 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. $$ GMZ080-041530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST THU FEB 04 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT 9 TO 13 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .FRI...E OF 93W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 94W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-041530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST THU FEB 04 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 22N AND 3 TO 5 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 N OF 20N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N. $$ GMZ084-041530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST THU FEB 04 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT TONIGHT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-041530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST THU FEB 04 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S TONIGHT. 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 DSG