000 FZNT24 KNHC 210258 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-210930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST SAT FEB 20 2010 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES 27N96W WITH WARM FRONT E TO 26N89W. THE LOW AND FRONT WILL MOVE N OF AREA SUN WITH A COLD FRONT MOVING OFFSHORE TEXAS SUN NIGHT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE MON...AND MOVING SE OF AREA 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. $$ GMZ080-210930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST SAT FEB 20 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF LOW AND WARM FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG COLD FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N PART LATE. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT N OF 27N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N. $$ GMZ082-210930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 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. $$ GMZ084-210930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST SAT FEB 20 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT S OF 26N AND 3 TO 5 FT IN OF 26N. $$ GMZ086-210930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST SAT FEB 20 2010 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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 NELSON