000 FZNT24 KNHC 141523 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-142130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST SUN FEB 14 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL SLIDE E INTO THE WESTERN ATLC TONIGHT AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES TO ALONG THE TEXAS COAST BY EARLY THIS EVENING. THE FRONT WILL THEN PUSH INTO THE NW WATERS FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR BROWNSVILLE BY LATE TONIGHT...AND QUICKLY REACH FROM N FLORIDA TO THE NEAR TUXPAN MEXICO MON AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL MOVE E OF GULF MON NIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDS INTO THE NW PORTION WED... AND SHIFTS TO SE LOUISIANA THU. $$ GMZ080-142130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST SUN FEB 14 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NW PORTION. .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT S OF 27N...AND TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. $$ GMZ082-142130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST SUN FEB 14 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 95W MON... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 W OF 95W. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TUE...S OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. N OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-142130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST SUN FEB 14 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING SW 15 TO 20 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT THEN BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE SUN NIGHT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TONIGHT. .MON...N OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 27N AND 4 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-142130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST SUN FEB 14 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING S TO SW AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT TONIGHT. .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