000 FZNT24 KNHC 222110 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-230330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST MON FEB 22 2010 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 25N97W WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA TUE. A SECOND STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF TUE EVENING AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY WED THEN MOVE RAPIDLY SE AND E OF THE GULF BY THU. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE W GULF THU AND MOVE E FRI. FAST MOVING COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE FRI AND EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT. $$ GMZ080-230330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST MON FEB 22 2010 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT TUE SHIFTING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT W OF FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING 7 TO 9 FT LATE WED NIGHT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ082-230330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST MON FEB 22 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 94W TUE NIGHT AND W OF 90W WED... .TONIGHT...NE TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 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 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT GRADUALLY DIMINISHING TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING 8 TO 13 FT LATE WED NIGHT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ084-230330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST MON FEB 22 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 25N WED AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15KT SHIFTING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT N OF 25N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT S OF 25N BY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 FT S OF 26N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-230330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST MON FEB 22 2010 .TONIGHT...S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW TO N 15 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 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. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS