000 FZNT24 KNHC 151504 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST MON FEB 15 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. GMZ089-152130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST MON FEB 15 2010 .SYNOPSIS... A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO WITH GALE FORCE WINDS AND SEAS TO 13 FT BEHIND IT WILL PASS THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE TONIGHT...AND BE SE OF THE AREA BY EARLY TUE. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GULF TUE THROUGH FRI. A NEW COLD FRONT MOVES INTO CENTRAL TEXAS FRI EVENING. $$ GMZ080-152130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST MON FEB 15 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 3O KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT S OF 28N...AND TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 28N. .TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 94W THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF 94W THU NIGHT. .FRI...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-152130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST MON FEB 15 2010 ...GALE WARNING W OF 94W... .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 W OF 94W. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...S OF 23N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N 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. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ084-152130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST MON FEB 15 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 27N AND 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 27N...HIGHEST SEAS YUCATAN CHANNEL. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N AND 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 26N...HIGHEST SEAS YUCATAN CHANNEL. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT OCCASIONALLY 20 KT N OF 26N WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N AND 2 TO 4 N OF 27N. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 25N AND 3 TO 5 S OF 25N. $$ GMZ086-152130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST MON FEB 15 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 FT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SE OF FRONT N OF 27N 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. .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OCCASIONALLY 20 KT N OF 26N WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 GR