000 FZNT24 KNHC 132039 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST SAT FEB 13 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. GMZ089-140330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST SAT FEB 13 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE GULF THROUGH TONIGHT...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...AND SHIFTS TO N CENTRAL GULF THU. $$ GMZ080-140330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST SAT FEB 13 2010 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF 27N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 27N AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT W OF 94W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF 94W LATE. $$ GMZ082-140330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST SAT FEB 13 2010 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-140330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST SAT FEB 13 2010 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL S OF 26N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT THEN BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE SUN NIGHT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SUN NIGHT. .MON...N OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 27N AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST SEAS NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...HIGHEST SEAS NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. $$ GMZ086-140330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST SAT FEB 13 2010 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 26N AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 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 TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT SUN NIGHT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED AND THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR