000 FZNT24 KNHC 160257 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM 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. GMZ089-160930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST MON FEB 15 2010 .SYNOPSIS... A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM SARASOTA BAY THROUGH THE NW YUCATAN PENINSULA TO GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITH GALE FORCE WINDS AND SEAS TO 13 FT BEHIND IT IN SW GULF. FRONT 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 WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE N WATERS LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-160930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST MON FEB 15 2010 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 S OF 27N AND TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. .TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING TO NE TO E W OF 94W WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 94W THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF 94W THU NIGHT. .FRI...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ082-160930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST MON FEB 15 2010 ...GALE WARNING W OF 94W TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S OF 23N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .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 AND WED NIGHT...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 6 FT. .SAT... TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-160930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST MON FEB 15 2010 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 27N AND 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 27N...HIGHEST SEAS YUCATAN CHANNEL. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N AND 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 26N...HIGHEST SEAS YUCATAN CHANNEL. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N AND 2 TO 4 N OF 27N. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 25N AND 3 TO 5 S OF 25N. .SAT...N OF 25N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-160930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST MON FEB 15 2010 .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. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU...N TO NE 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. .SAT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER