000 FZNT24 KNHC 210907 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST SUN FEB 21 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. GMZ089-211530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST SUN FEB 21 2010 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK LOW PRES NEAR 27.5N97.5W WITH WARM FRONT E TO 26N88W. THE LOW AND FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY N OF AREA TODAY AND BECOME MERGED WITH AN APPROACHING COLD FRONTAL SYSTEM THIS AFTERNOON. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE OF THE TEXAS COAST THIS EVENING AND REACH FROM MOBILE BAY TO BAY OF CAMPECHE MIDDAY MON...AND THEN RACE QUICKLY E ACROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA MON NIGHT. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS TUE EVENING...MOVE SE AND REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE W YUCATAN PENINSULA WED THEN MOVE SE OF AREA WED NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE W GULF THU. $$ GMZ080-211530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST SUN FEB 21 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW TO N 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG COLD FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SLOWLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 9 FT LATE. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT N OF 27N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N. $$ GMZ082-211530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST SUN FEB 21 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 94W TUE NIGHT... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N 10 KT BEHIND FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT E OF FRONT AND SHIFTING TO N 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...NW OF FRONT W OF 92W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 12 TO 18 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 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .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. $$ GMZ084-211530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST SUN FEB 21 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT N OF 25N WED NIGHT AND 10 TO 11 FT S OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT S OF 26N AND 3 TO 5 FT IN OF 26N. $$ GMZ086-211530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST SUN FEB 21 2010 .TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...THEN BECOMING S TO SW 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT MON...SHIFTING NW TO N 15 KT BEHIND FRONT MON NIGHT. 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...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 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 STRIPLING