000 FZNT24 KNHC 231515 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-232130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST TUE FEB 23 2010 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE N COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA TO TAMPICO MEXICO WILL MOVE SE OF THE AREA TONIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF THIS AFTERNOON AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 20N96W TONIGHT AND FROM SW FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA WED AND SE OF THE AREA WED NIGHT. STRONG N WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL REACH GALE FORCE W OF THE FRONT TONIGHT AND DECREASE THU AS HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE W GULF AND MOVES E FRI. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY FRI AND MOVE SE OF THE AREA LATE SAT. $$ GMZ080-232130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST TUE FEB 23 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 27N TONIGHT THROUGH WED MORNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE TO N 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT LATE W OF FRONT. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 27N NW TO N INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT LATE. $$ GMZ082-232130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST TUE FEB 23 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF FRONT LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED... .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT 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 7 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 8 TO 10 FT LATE. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ084-232130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST TUE FEB 23 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 25N WED AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING 30 TO 40 KT S OF 25N LATE WED DIMINISHING 20 TO 30 KT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 14 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT LATE IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 FT S OF 26N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N. .FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT. $$ GMZ086-232130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST TUE FEB 23 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF FRONT N WINDS 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 8 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 W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING/DGS