000 FZNT24 KNHC 140914 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST SUN FEB 14 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. GMZ089-141530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST SUN FEB 14 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER LOUISIANA COASTAL WATERS SLIDE E TO FLORIDA EARLY TONIGHT THEN ENTER SW N ATLC EARLY MON AS COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NW GULF EARLY TONIGHT. FRONT REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR BROWNSVILLE TONIGHT AND REACH FROM N FLORIDA TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE MON MORNING THEN MOVE E OF GULF TUE. HIGH PRES BUILDS INTO NW PORTION WED AND SHIFTS TO N CENTRAL GULF THU. $$ GMZ080-141530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST SUN FEB 14 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 28N... .TODAY...S WINDS 10 KT BECOME SW 15 KT N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS FAR NW PORTION LATE. .TONIGHT...S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOME N 25 TO 35 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS BUILD TO 11 FT LATE. N OF 28N SW WINDS WINDS 15 KT BECOME NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS BUILD TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...S OF 27N N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISH TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT. N OF 27N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 FT LATE. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS DIMINISH TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 6 FT S OF 27N AND TO 4 FT N OF 27N. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 FT LATE. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT SHIFT E LATE. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SE 15 TO 20 KT W OF 94W LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 6 FT W OF 94W LATE. $$ GMZ082-141530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST SUN FEB 14 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 95W MON AND MON NIGHT... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT TO 35 KT W OF 95W. SEAS BUILD TO 12 FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 4 FT LATE. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-141530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST SUN FEB 14 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT SHIFT SW AHEAD OF FRONT THEN BECOME NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILD TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE TONIGHT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 27N AND 6 FT N OF 27N. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-141530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST SUN FEB 14 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 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 7 FT. .WED AND THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES