000 FZNT24 KNHC 241951 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST WED FEB 24 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. GMZ089-250330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST WED FEB 24 2010 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES NEAR 28N82W 1007 MB WITH A COLD FRONT EXTENDING TO THE NE TIP OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL PUSH SE OF THE GULF THIS EVENING WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND IT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH ON THU AS HIGH PRES BUILDS DOWN FROM THE N. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW INCREASES OVER THE W GULF THU NIGHT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WHICH WILL PUSH SE OFF THE COAST OF TEXAS FRI NIGHT MOVING SE OF THE GULF SAT NIGHT. HIGH PRES RETURNS SUN WITH THE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE REGION ON MON. $$ GMZ080-250330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST WED FEB 24 2010 ...GALE WARNING S OF 26N THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...S OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE LATE EVENING...THEN BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT E OF 94W AND VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 94W LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N LATE. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT W OF 93W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT W OF 93W LATE. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT W OF FRONT FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT E OF FRONT AND NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-250330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST WED FEB 24 2010 ...GALE WARNING THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE LATE EVENING...THEN N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT N OF 22N SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE...AND 16 TO 21 FT S OF 22N SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 15 FT LATE. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT W OF 94W AND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT E OF 94W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL W OF 94W...AND 7 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL E OF 94W SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .THU NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT AND VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT E OF FRONT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT W OF FRONT FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 9 FT LATE. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 94W BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE...AND 6 TO 9 FT E OF 94W. .MON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ084-250330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST WED FEB 24 2010 ...GALE WARNING S OF 25N W OF FRONT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...S OF 25N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 13 FT LATE. N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING E TO SE W OF 87W LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 25N AND 7 TO 10 FT S OF 25N IN THE EVENING...THEN SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 25N LATE THU NIGHT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON... THEN BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI NIGHT. E OF 87W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL LATE. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT AND LOW. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 26N SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE...AND 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL S OF 26N SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .MON...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT LATE. $$ GMZ086-250330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST WED FEB 24 2010 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL LATE. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 26N THU NIGHT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EARLY...BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT SE OF FRONT AND N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT NW OF FRONT...THEN BECOMING N TO NE 15 KT THROUGHOUT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT AND LOW. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 26N SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE...AND 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 26N SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .MON...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT LATE. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY