000 FZNT24 KNHC 230907 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST TUE FEB 23 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. GMZ089-231530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST TUE FEB 23 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE NE GULF NEAR 29N83W TO THE S CENTRAL GULF NEAR 23N90W THEN NEARLY STATIONARY W ALONG 23N TO MEXICO WILL MOVE SE ACROSS THE SE GULF AND FLORIDA TODAY AND WEAKEN. A SECOND REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN S-SE ACROSS THE W GULF THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...WITH GALES BEHIND IT SHIFTING S INTO THE SW GULF TONIGHT. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH FROM JUST S OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA TO THE W COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA BY MIDDAY WED AND THEN FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS INTO THE W CARIBBEAN WED EVENING. STRONG N WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BEGIN TO ABATE AREA WIDE THU AS HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE W GULF THU AND MOVES E FRI. A THIRD COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY FRI AND MOVE SE OF THE AREA LATE SAT. $$ GMZ080-231530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST TUE FEB 23 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 27N TONIGHT THROUGH WED MORNING... .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT LATE BEHIND FRONT. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 27N NW TO N INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. $$ GMZ082-231530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST TUE FEB 23 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF FRONT LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED... .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. BEHIND FRONT WINDS SHIFTING N 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT AND WED...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING N PORTIONS LATE WED TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 12 TO 19 FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT OVER SE WATERS LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING 7 TO 12 FT LATE WED NIGHT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI...S WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ084-231530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST TUE FEB 23 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 25N WED AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING N INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT S OF 25N LATE WED DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 14 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT LATE IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 FT S OF 26N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N. .FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT. $$ GMZ086-231530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST TUE FEB 23 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 2 TO 4 FT. NW OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 7 TO 11 FT WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 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 TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING