000 FZNT24 KNHC 130324 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-130930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST FRI FEB 12 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE GULF THROUGH SAT NIGHT...THEN SLIDE ESE REACHING CENTRAL FLORIDA BY LATE SUN NIGHT 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 AREA TUE. HIGH PRES BUILDS INTO THE NW PORTION WED. $$ GMZ080-130930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST FRI FEB 12 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 93W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT NIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF 27N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-130930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST FRI FEB 12 2010 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT ...AND 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. $$ GMZ084-130930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST FRI FEB 12 2010 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST S OF 25N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N SAT NIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... SHIFTING TO S TO SW...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT ...AND W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE SUN NIGHT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SUN NIGHT. .MON...N OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF 27N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-130930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST FRI FEB 12 2010 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 25N...AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 25N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT S OF 26N AND TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N SAT NIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION BECOMING SW 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SUN NIGHT. .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 AGUIRRE