000 FZNT24 KNHC 232020 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-240330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2010 .SYNOPSIS...DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM SW FLORIDA TO 23N87W WILL DISSIPATE LATER TONIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF TONIGHT AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 20N95W LATER 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 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 LATE FRI AND FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO YUCATAN PENINSULA SAT AND E OF THE AREA SAT NIGHT. HIGH PRES OVER EASTERN GULF SUN. $$ GMZ080-240330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2010 ...GALE WARNING S OF 27N TONIGHT THROUGH WED MORNING... .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N INCREASING 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 15 FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .SUN...W OF 94W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-240330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2010 ...GALE WARNING W OF FRONT LATE TONIGHT AND WED... .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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT LATE. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-240330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2010 ...GALE WARNING S OF 25N WED AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING 30 TO 40 KT S OF 25N LATE WED DIMINISHING 20 TO 30 KT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 14 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT LATE IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING 7 TO 9 FT S OF 26N AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N OF 25N NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 25N W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-240330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2010 .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. $$ FORECASTER DGS