000 FZNT24 KNHC 110313 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST WED FEB 10 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. GMZ089-110930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST WED FEB 10 2010 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH IS OVER THE SW GULF FROM BROWNSVILLE TX TO 20N95W. LOW PRES IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE TROUGH NEAR S TEXAS ON THU....AND TRACK TO 27N89W FRI...THEN ACROSS FLORIDA FRI NIGHT DRAGGING A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF. THE FRONT WILL THEN EXIT THE AREA EARLY SAT AS WEAK HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF PORTION INTO SUN. ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS THE AREA SUN NIGHT...AND REACH FROM SW FLORIDA BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE MON. $$ GMZ080-110930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST WED FEB 10 2010 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 28N AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 28N. AREAS OF RAIN W OF 93W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO W NW BEHIND LOW CENTER AND FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. WIDESPREAD AREAS OF RAIN W OF FRONT. .FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W OF 95W N WINDS N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...WINDS BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. $$ GMZ082-110930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST WED FEB 10 2010 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 22N 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 22N 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. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 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. .MON...W OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-110930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST WED FEB 10 2010 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N...AND 8 TO 10 FT S OF 26N IN N SWELL. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W PART LATE. .FRI...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOMING W TO NW BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF FRONT...AND BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT W OF FRONT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT SHIFTING TO W TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON W OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL S OF 26N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N. .MON...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-110930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST WED FEB 10 2010 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT THU NIGHT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT N OF FRONT BECOMING NE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. AREAS OF RAIN N OF 27N. .FRI NIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. AREAS OF RAIN N OF 26N SHIFTING E OF AREA. .SAT...S OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 26N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN...S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT NW OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT N OF 27N BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT NW OF FRONT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE