000 FZNT24 KNHC 260320 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM 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. GMZ089-260930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST THU FEB 25 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTER 1020 MB ACROSS CENTRAL GULF KEEP FRESH NE WINDS OVER CENTRAL AND EASTERN ZONES. STRONG SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW DEVELOPS TONIGHT W OF 94W AHEAD OF COLD FRONT WHICH MOVE OFF TEXAS FRI AND REACH FROM LOW PRES 1005 MB AT 28N86W TO 21N90W SAT THEN SE OF GULF SAT NIGHT. HIGH PRES RETURN SUN WITH STRONG SE RETURN BREEZE W OF 95W EARLY MON. SECOND COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS BASIN ON MON TO BE SE OF GULF TUE. $$ GMZ080-260930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST THU FEB 25 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 94W S WINDS 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 9 FT LATE. E OF 94W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT BECOME NW 25 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 9 FT W OF FRONT FRI NIGHT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISH TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDE TO 6 FT W OF 94W LATE. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SUBSIDING NE SWELL. .SUN...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 7 FT LATE. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOME SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO FT LATE. $$ GMZ082-260930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST THU FEB 25 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 11 FT LATE FRI NIGHT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT W OF 96W LATE. SEAS TO 13 FT SUBSIDE TO 7 FT W OF 96W LATE. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN SUBSIDING N SWELL. .SUN...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 8 FT LATE. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...NW TO N WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOME N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ GMZ084-260930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST THU FEB 25 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 25N E OF 90W SAT... .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT SE LATE. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL S OF 25N AND 5 FT N OF 25N. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT N OF 28N W OF 88W LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFT SW LATE. S OF 25N SE TO S 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOME N AT 20 KT LATE. SEAS TO 11 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISH TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS TO 14 FT SUBSIDE TO 10 FT LATE. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT BECOME E 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT N OF 26N AND 8 FT IN N SWELL S OF 26N. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT BECOME N AT 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 8 FT W OF FRONT LATE. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 FT BUILD TO 11 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-260930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST THU FEB 25 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 25N E OF 90W SAT... .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 26N LATE. .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 AND SAT NIGHT...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...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT BECOME N AT 25 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 8 FT W OF FRONT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 7 FT BUILD TO 11 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES