000 FZNT24 KNHC 041504 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-042130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST THU FEB 04 2010 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES 1007 MB IS LOCATED OVER SW TEXAS. THE LOW WILL SHIFT NE TO NEAR 28.5N93W THIS AFTERNOON WITH COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE LOW TO 20N96W. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT...AND N OF 27N THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL MOVE INLAND OVER SE LOUISIANA TONIGHT. THE COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 30N86W TO 18.5N95W FRI MORNING...26N82W TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL EARLY FRI NIGHT...AND WILL SHIFT E OF THE AREA LATE FRI NIGHT. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED N OF 23N WITHIN 120 NM E OF THE COLD FRONT ON FRI. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT THIS WEEKEND...WITH SE TO S RETURN FLOW INCREASING ACROSS THE W GULF MON. $$ GMZ080-042130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST THU FEB 04 2010 ...GALE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N AND E OF COLD FRONT E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. W OF COLD FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E OF 93W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 94W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-042130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST THU FEB 04 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 22N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 22N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .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. $$ GMZ084-042130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST THU FEB 04 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 23N E OF FRONT FRI... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING SE TO S TONIGHT...THEN BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT TONIGHT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF 23N WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 23N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-042130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST THU FEB 04 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 25N E OF FRONT FRI... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT...TO 30 KT N OF 26N TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT N OF 26N TONIGHT. .FRI...N OF 25N WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...BECOMING NW AND DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .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 AL/DGS