000 FZNT24 KNHC 251446 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST THU FEB 25 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. GMZ089-252130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST THU FEB 25 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT HAS MOVED SE OF THE AREA INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS IN THE CENTRAL AND E GULF. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH FROM W TO E TODAY AS HIGH PRES BUILDS DOWN FROM THE NW. STRONG SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW DEVELOPS TONIGHT W OF 95W AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE OFF TEXAS FRI NIGHT THEN SE OF THE GULF SAT NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL RETURN SUN WITH THE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE REGION MON THROUGH TUE. $$ GMZ080-252130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST THU FEB 25 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EARLY EVENING...THEN BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT W OF 95W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL E OF 94W SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TONIGHT...AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF 94W BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT E OF FRONT AND NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT W OF 94W AND 3 TO 5 FT E OF 94W...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT W OF FRONT FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT NIGHT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-252130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST THU FEB 25 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. E OF 94W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING SE 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT LATE FRI NIGHT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT LATE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL N OF 22N SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 9 FT LATE SAT NIGHT...AND 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL S OF 22N BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT SAT NIGHT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT W OF 94W LATE. .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. $$ GMZ084-252130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST THU FEB 25 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 26N TONIGHT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT E OF FRONT AND NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS N OF FRONT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT E OF FRONT AND 6 TO 10 FT W OF FRONT FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N AND 6 TO 9 FT S OF 26N SAT NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE...AND 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL S OF 26N SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE. .MON...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT LATE. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 25 TO 30 KT E OF FRONT...THEN SHIFTING TO N TO NE W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT W OF FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-252130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST THU FEB 25 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL... SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 25N LATE TONIGHT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE FRI NIGHT...AND 3 TO 6 FT S OF 25N. .SAT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE SAT NIGHT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT S OF 25N AND NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT N OF 25N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS LATE. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY