000 FZNT24 KNHC 090311 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST MON FEB 08 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. GMZ089-090930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST MON FEB 08 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST TONIGHT RACING E TO A POSITION FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE AFTERNOON AND MOVE SE OF THE AREA EARLY WED. A TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SW GULF WED NIGHT. LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE TROUGH OVER SE TEXAS THU AND MOVE E ALONG 27N THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI DRAGGING A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS. THE LOW AND COLD FRONT WILL SHIFT E OF THE AREA EARLY SAT. $$ GMZ080-090930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST MON FEB 08 2010 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S TO SW...THEN SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF 94W WED NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT N OF 28N. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-090930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST MON FEB 08 2010 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT. .TUE...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ084-090930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST MON FEB 08 2010 .TONIGHT AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT AND SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT N OF 24N 5 TO 8 FT S OF 24N. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 28N. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 26N AND 7 TO 10 FT S OF 26N IN N SWELL. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W PART LATE. .FRI...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. $$ GMZ086-090930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST MON FEB 08 2010 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT THEN SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT TUE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT NW OF FRONT TUE NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 28N. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 26N AND 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL S OF 26N. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON THEN SHIFTING NW TO N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .SAT...N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR