000 FZNT24 KNHC 100306 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-100930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST TUE FEB 09 2010 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM FORT MYERS FLORIDA SW TO NORTHERN YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL MOVE E OF AREA WITHIN THE NEXT THREE HOURS. A TROUGH IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER THE SW GULF WED NIGHT WITH LOW PRES EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE TROUGH NEAR SOUTHERN TEXAS THU AND THU NIGHT. THE LOW WILL THEN STRAIGHTEN WHILE TRACKING ENE DRAGGING A COLD FRONT ACROSS MAINLY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF...EXITING THE AREA EARLY SAT AS WEAK HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF PORTION INTO SUN. $$ GMZ080-100930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST TUE FEB 09 2010 .TONIGHT...E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 28N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 28N. AREAS OF RAIN W OF 93W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT SHIFTING TO W TO NW. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. WIDESPREAD AREAS OF RAIN W OF FRONT. .FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-100930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST TUE FEB 09 2010 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 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. $$ GMZ084-100930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST TUE FEB 09 2010 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF 25N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 25N. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N...AND 7 TO 9 FT S OF 26N IN N SWELL. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W PART LATE. .FRI...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL S OF 26N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N. $$ GMZ086-100930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST TUE FEB 09 2010 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR SE PORTION NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .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 AGUIRRE