000 FZNT24 KNHC 220919 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST MON FEB 22 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. GMZ089-221530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST MON FEB 22 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVING SE ACROSS THE NW GULF WATERS THIS MORNING WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA TO THE S CENTRAL GULF EARLY THIS EVENING AND THEN MOVE ACROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA TONIGHT...EXTENDING W THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO THE UPPER MEXICAN COAST BY TUE MORNING. A SECOND STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF TUE EVENING AND EXTEND FROM NEAR PENSACOLA TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE WED MORNING...THEN MOVE QUICKLY SE AND CLEAR THE GULF WATERS BY THU EVENING. GALES ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THIS SECOND FRONT ACROSS THE SW GULF AND COULD SPREAD E INTO S CENTRAL PORTIONS WED. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE W GULF THU AND MOVE E FRI. $$ GMZ080-221530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST MON FEB 22 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N WINDS WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT TUE SHIFTING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT N OF 27N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-221530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST MON FEB 22 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 94W TUE NIGHT AND W OF 90W WED... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS THIS MORNING BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT THIS EVENING GRADUALLY BECOMING NE TO E TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT FAR NW PORTIONS LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING 12 TO 16 FT W OF 95W LATE AND 8 TO 12 FT BETWEEN FRONT AND 95W. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT GRADUALLY DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 13 FT LATE. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .FRI...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-221530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST MON FEB 22 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 25N WED AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT N OF 25N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE TO E WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT. S OF 25N WINDS INCREASING BEHIND FRONT 30 TO 35 KT BRIEFLY WED AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT N OF 25N WED NIGHT AND 10 TO 14 FT S OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 FT S OF 26N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-221530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST MON FEB 22 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT 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 AND TUE NIGHT...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 BEHIND FRONT AND 25 TO 30 KT S OF 25N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 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. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING