000 FZNT24 KNHC 092046 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST TUE FEB 09 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. GMZ089-100330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST TUE FEB 09 2010 .SYNOPSIS...LOW NEAR 28N83W 1009 MB WITH COLD FRONT SW TO 24N87W TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL MOVE E TONIGHT INTO WED MORNING PUSHING THE COLD FRONT SE OF THE AREA LATE TONIGHT. A TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SW GULF WED NIGHT WITH LOW PRES EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE TROUGH NEAR SOUTHERN TEXAS THU NIGHT AND MOVE E ALONG 25N FRI DRAGGING A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF. THE LOW AND COLD FRONT SHOULD EXIT THE AREA EARLY SAT AS WEAK HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF PORTION. $$ GMZ080-100330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST TUE FEB 09 2010 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 28N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 28N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT SHIFTING TO W TO NW. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-100330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST TUE FEB 09 2010 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-100330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST TUE FEB 09 2010 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF 25N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 25N. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N...AND 7 TO 9 FT S OF 26N IN N SWELL. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W PART LATE. .FRI...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL S OF 26N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N. $$ GMZ086-100330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST TUE FEB 09 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING 3 TO 4 FT THU NIGHT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL S OF 26N...AND SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N. $$ FORECASTER DGS/AGUIRRE