000 FZNT24 KNHC 202118 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-210330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST SAT FEB 20 2010 .SYNOPSIS...1014 MB LOW NEAR 26N95W WITH TROUGH FROM LOW S TO 19N93W AND WARM FRONT FROM LOW E TO NEAR 87W. LOW WILL DRIFT N AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE BY SUN WHILE WARM FRONT LIFTS N TO THE LOUISIANA COAST. A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW WATERS SUN NIGHT AND EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE MON...THEN CONTINUES SE 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. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN W GULF THU. $$ GMZ080-210330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST SAT FEB 20 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF WARM FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM N OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF WARM FRONT SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NW OF COLD FRONT WINDS SHIFTING NW TO N 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG COLD FRONT. .MON AND MON...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N PART LATE. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT N OF 27N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N. $$ GMZ082-210330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST SAT FEB 20 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 94W WED... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT TO 4 FT N OF 24N. .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 AND MON NIGHT...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 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...NW OF FRONT W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...S OF 21N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 15 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. N OF 21N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E WINDS 10 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. $$ GMZ084-210330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST SAT FEB 20 2010 .TONIGHT...WITHIN 90 NM N OF WARM FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF WARM FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF WARM FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT S OF 26N AND 3 TO 5 FT IN OF 26N. $$ GMZ086-210330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST SAT FEB 20 2010 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...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. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 25N LATE. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER