000 FZNT24 KNHC 111519 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST THU FEB 11 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. GMZ089-112130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST THU FEB 11 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH IS OVER THE FAR W GULF FROM BROWNSVILLE TX TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO. LOW PRES IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE TROUGH NEAR S TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON AND TRACK E TO THE FLORIDA COAST AT 27N LATE FRI DRAGGING A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF EXITING THE AREA FRI NIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS THE AREA SUN NIGHT...AND REACH FROM SW FLORIDA BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE MON. $$ GMZ080-112130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST THU FEB 11 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND LOW CENTER AND FRONT THIS EVENING. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. WIDESPREAD AREAS OF RAIN W OF FRONT. .FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W OF 95W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ GMZ082-112130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST THU FEB 11 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT TONIGHT. 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 12 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...E TO SE 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ084-112130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST THU FEB 11 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 26N FRI... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W PART LATE. .FRI...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING NE TO N BEHIND THE FRONT AND N OF LOW CENTER. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF FRONT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT W OF FRONT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON W OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 27N AND 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL S OF 27N SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .SUN...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT LATE SUN AND SHIFTING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-112130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST THU FEB 11 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 25N FRI AFTERNOON... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON THEN SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT LATE. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. AREAS OF RAIN N OF 27N SHIFTING E IN THE EVENING. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 27N AND 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL S OF 27N SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .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 SHIFTING TO S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT N OF 26N JUST AHEAD OF FRONT THEN BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT NW OF FRONT. $$ FORECASTER GR