000 FZNT24 KNHC 052042 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST FRI FEB 05 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. GMZ089-060330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST FRI FEB 05 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM APALACHICOLA FLORIDA TO THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL QUICKLY MOVE E OF THE GULF TONIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF FRONT THEN WEAKEN SUN AS SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETS UP OVER THE WESTERN GULF. THE NEXT COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE MON NIGHT...REACH FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA TUE NIGHT...THEN MOVE E OF THE GULF WED AFTERNOON. $$ GMZ080-060330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST FRI FEB 05 2010 .TONIGHT...E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT W PART SUN NIGHT. .TUE...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-060330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST FRI FEB 05 2010 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 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 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FAR NW WATERS. .TUE...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT WED NIGHT. $$ GMZ084-060330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST FRI FEB 05 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N NW WINDS 20 KT BECOMING N AND DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN NIGHT. .MON...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 2 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .TUE...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 25N...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT THROUGHOUT WED NIGHT. $$ GMZ086-060330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST FRI FEB 05 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN NIGHT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS WITH FRONT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER AL