000 FZNT24 KNHC 122038 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST FRI FEB 12 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. GMZ089-130330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST FRI FEB 12 2010 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES AT 27N86W 997 MB WITH TRAILING COLD FRONT SW TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. LOW PRES WILL QUICKLY TURN ENE ACROSS N-CENTRAL FLORIDA AND INTO SW N ATLC WATERS THIS EVENING WITH COLD FRONT SW TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. THE FRONT WILL PUSH E OF AREA TONIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION. THE HIGH WILL SLIDE ESE 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 TO E OF GULF TUE. $$ GMZ080-130330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST FRI FEB 12 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 95W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT NIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF 27N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-130330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST FRI FEB 12 2010 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. 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 N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SAT NIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL S OF 23N AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 23N. $$ GMZ084-130330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST FRI FEB 12 2010 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT S OF 27N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N SAT NIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... SHIFTING TO S TO SW AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT LATE THEN BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SUN NIGHT. .MON...N OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF 27N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-130330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST FRI FEB 12 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT..DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT SAT NIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...N OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR