000 FZNT24 KNHC 200258 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST FRI FEB 19 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. GMZ089-200930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST FRI FEB 19 2010 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES AT 27N93W 1015 MB WILL DRIFT NE DISSIPATING BY SUN. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS SUN NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE MON THEN MOVE SE OF AREA LATE TUE. A SECOND COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW WATERS LATE TUE REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WED MOVING SE OF AREA WED NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-200930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST FRI FEB 19 2010 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 27N W OF 94W AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 94W. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW SUN AND NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...E OF FRONT WINDS SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N PART LATE. $$ GMZ082-200930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST FRI FEB 19 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 95W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS N PART. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT S OF 22N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. $$ GMZ084-200930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST FRI FEB 19 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NW WATERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N OF 26N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-200930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST FRI FEB 19 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO SW 15 TO 20 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT SHIFTING TO NW 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 230 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON