000 FZNT24 KNHC 182100 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-190330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM 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. THE FRONT WILL QUICKLY REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE MON...AND TO E OF GULF LATE MON INTO TUE. $$ GMZ080-190330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST THU FEB 18 2010 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 28N W OF 93W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 27N W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W PART. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S SUN EXCEPT W OF FRONT NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...E OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-190330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST THU FEB 18 2010 .TONIGHT...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 AND SAT NIGHT...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. .TUE...N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 93W E TO SE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 20N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ084-190330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST THU FEB 18 2010 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 25N EARLY SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-190330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST THU FEB 18 2010 .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 AND SAT NIGHT...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 SW 15 TO 20 KT MON AND W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT... BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT N OF 26N LATE MON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE