000 FZNT24 KNHC 070322 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST SAT FEB 06 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. GMZ089-070930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST SAT FEB 06 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES BUILDING IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT WILL WEAKEN SUN AS SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETS UP OVER THE WESTERN GULF SPREADING E OVER THE ENTIRE GULF MON. THE NEXT COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST MON NIGHT...REACH FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA SUNSET TUE...THEN MOVE SE OF THE AREA AROUND SUNRISE WED. A TROUGH MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE TEXAS COAST LATE WED AND THU. $$ GMZ080-070930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST SAT FEB 06 2010 .TONIGHT...E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 94W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT W PART. .MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ082-070930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST SAT FEB 06 2010 .TONIGHT...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E. SEAS 3 TO 4 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 AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N 25 KT BEHIND FRONT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ084-070930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST SAT FEB 06 2010 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 87W INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT W OF 87W BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 26N INCREASING TO SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT N OF 26N BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-070930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST SAT FEB 06 2010 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 26N...AND 7 TO 10 FT N OF 26N SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N AND TO 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N ...AND TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. .SUN NIGHT...S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND THE FRONT SHIFTING TO NW TO N KT AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE THU. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE