000 FZNT24 KNHC 200916 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST SAT FEB 20 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. GMZ089-201530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST SAT FEB 20 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK 1014 MB LOW WAS CENTERED NEAR 24N94W WITH WARM FRONT EXTENDING E TO NEAR 90W. THE LOW WILL DRIFT N AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE BY SUN WHILE THE WARM FRONT LIFTS N TO THE LOUISIANA COAST. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS SUN NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE MON...THEN CONTINUE SE AND INTO CUBA AND NW CARIBBEAN LATE TUE. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS LATE TUE REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WED THEN MOVE SE OF AREA WED NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-201530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST SAT FEB 20 2010 .TODAY...WITHIN 90 NM N OF WARM FRONT E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. OTHERWISE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF WARM FRONT E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF WARM FRONT SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NW OF COLD FRONT WINDS SHIFTING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N PART LATE. $$ GMZ082-201530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST SAT FEB 20 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 23N E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 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 20 KT E OF 94W LATE. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. $$ GMZ084-201530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST SAT FEB 20 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N OF 26N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-201530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST SAT FEB 20 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SE 20 KT 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 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING