000 FZNT24 KNHC 181529 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST THU FEB 18 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. GMZ089-182130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST THU FEB 18 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ACROSS THE AREA WILL SHIFT E THROUGH SUN ALLOWING FOR A COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS EARLY MON...THEN QUICKLY REACH THE EASTERN PORTION LATE. $$ GMZ080-182130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST THU FEB 18 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 28N W OF 93W. .TONIGHT...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT N OF 27N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS ENTIRE AREA. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 27N W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W PART. .SAT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S SUN...EXCEPT W OF FRONT NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...E OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-182130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST THU FEB 18 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 22N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS ENTIRE AREA. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 95W BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W PART. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 95W VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W PART. S OF 21N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N OF 21N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 95W VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 21N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-182130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST THU FEB 18 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N. .TONIGHT...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-182130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST THU FEB 18 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 26N WINDS E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO S 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N AND CENTRAL PARTS. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE