000 FZNT24 KNHC 150318 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM 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. GMZ089-150930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST SUN FEB 14 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE TO ALONG THE TEXAS COAST THIS EVENING. THE FRONT WILL THEN PUSH INTO THE NW WATERS FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR BROWNSVILLE BY LATE TONIGHT...AND QUICKLY REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NEAR TUXPAN MEXICO MON AFTERNOON...PASS THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL MON NIGHT...AND BE SE OF THE AREA BY SUNRISE TUE. HIGH PRES BUILDS INTO THE NW PORTION WED AND SHIFTS TO SE LOUISIANA THU AND FL ON FRI. A NEW COLD FRONT MOVES INTO CENTRAL TEXAS FRI EVENING. $$ GMZ080-150930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST SUN FEB 14 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MON... .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT S OF 28N...AND TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 28N. .TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .FRI...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-150930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST SUN FEB 14 2010 ...GALE WARNING W OF 94W MON... .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 94W. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 14 FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON NIGHT...S OF 23N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...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 TUE NIGHT. 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 TUE NIGHT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT NW PART FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ084-150930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST SUN FEB 14 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING SW AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 87W. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF 87W. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...N OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE ...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 27N AND 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 27N...HIGHEST SEAS YUCATAN CHANNEL. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N AND 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 26N...HIGHEST SEAS YUCATAN CHANNEL. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N AND 2 TO 4 N OF 27N. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 25N AND 3 TO 4 S OF 25N. $$ GMZ086-150930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST SUN FEB 14 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING S TO SW AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 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...S OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 FT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SE OF FRONT N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON NIGHT...SE OF FRONT N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SW WINDS 10 KT WITHIN 45 NM OF FRONT SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 25N AND 3 TO 4 S OF 25N. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER