000 FZNT24 KNHC 112046 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-120330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST THU FEB 11 2010 .SYNOPSIS...LOW OVER S TEXAS NEAR 27N97W 1008 MB WITH TRAILING COLD FRONT TO 23N98W. THE LOW IS FORECAST TO TRACK ENE TO INLAND THE FLORIDA COAST NEAR TAMPA BY EARLY FRI EVENING WITH TRAILING COLD FRONT SW TO THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA. THE FRONT WILL THEN PUSH E OF THE GULF LATER FRI NIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION. THE HIGH WILL SLIDE ESE SAT REACHING CENTRAL FLORIDA BY LATE SUN AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT PUSHES INTO THE NW WATERS. THE COLD FRONT WILL QUICKLY REACH FROM N FLORIDA TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY MON MORNING...AND FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO ACROSS THE NORTHERN YUCATAN PENINSULA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE TUE. $$ GMZ080-120330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST THU FEB 11 2010 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND LOW AND FRONT BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WIDESPREAD AREAS OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. AREAS OF RAIN ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...W OF 95W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT NIGHT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT..BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-120330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST THU FEB 11 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT. 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 AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE SAT NIGHT. .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. .TUE...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ084-120330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST THU FEB 11 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 25N FRI... .TONIGHT...E TO SE INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W PART LATE. .FRI...N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT AND LOW BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF FRONT ...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT W OF FRONT AND LOW. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT IN THE AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO W TO NW. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. AREAS OF RAIN ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT S OF 27N 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL S OF 27N SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT SAT NIGHT. .SUN...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...EXCEPT SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT ...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...N OF 26N N WINDS 1O TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 26N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT S OF 24N. $$ GMZ086-120330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST THU FEB 11 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 25N FRI... .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 TO 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. AREAS OF RAIN N OF 27N SHIFTING E LATE. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. 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 SAT NIGHT. .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...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT S OF 24N BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER RUBIO/AGUIRRE