000 FZNT24 KNHC 211506 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-212130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST SUN FEB 21 2010 .SYNOPSIS...WARM FRONT FROM 29N84W 28N87W TO 24N81W WILL MOVE N OF THE AREA LATER TODAY. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST THIS EVENING AND EXTEND FROM MOBILE BAY TO BAY OF CAMPECHE MON AND MOVE RAPIDLY E ACROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA MON NIGHT. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF TUE EVENING AND EXTEND 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. $$ GMZ080-212130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST SUN FEB 21 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW TO N 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG COLD FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SLOWLY DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT N OF 27N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N. $$ GMZ082-212130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST SUN FEB 21 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 94W TUE NIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON 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...W OF FRONT W OF 92W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 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 7 TO 9 FT LATE. N OF 21N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E WINDS 10 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT LATE. $$ GMZ084-212130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST SUN FEB 21 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT N OF 25N WED NIGHT AND 10 TO 11 FT S OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 FT S OF 26N AND 3 TO 5 FT IN OF 26N. $$ GMZ086-212130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST SUN FEB 21 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON 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 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 6 TO 8 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT N OF 25N LATE. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING/DGS