000 FZNT24 KNHC 260944 CCA OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...CORRECTED NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST FRI FEB 26 2010 CORRECTED MIDDLE GULF ZONE FOR SAT NIGHT 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. GMZ089-261530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST FRI FEB 26 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED JUST SE OF LOUISIANA WILL MOVE SE TO THE SW FLORIDA COAST TONIGHT ALLOWING FOR RETURN SOUTHERLY FLOW TO INCREASE OVER THE FAR WESTERN GULF. THIS WILL OCCUR AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WHICH MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST THIS AFTERNOON...REACH FROM LOW PRES OF 1006 MB NEAR 28N87W SW TO YUCATAN PENINSULA BY SAT...THEN EXIT GULF SAT NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL RETURN SUN WITH STRONG SE RETURN FLOW OVER THE FAR WESTERN PORTION BY EARLY MON. A SECOND COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO QUICKLY MOVE ACROSS THE GULF MON...AND TO SE OF GULF BY TUE AFTERNOON. $$ GMZ080-261530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST FRI FEB 26 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT TONIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISH TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF 94W IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SUBSIDING NE SWELL. .SUN...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...W OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...AND TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N LATE. $$ GMZ082-261530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST FRI FEB 26 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE TONIGHT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...WINDS BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT W OF 94W DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL LATE. .SAT NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SUBSIDING N SWELL. .SUN...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WIND 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL E OF 93W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 95W. $$ GMZ084-261530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W...CORRECTED 330 AM CST FRI FEB 26 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 25N SAT... .TODAY..E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFT SW LATE. S OF 25N SE TO S 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOME N AT 20 KT LATE. SEAS TO 11 FT. SE OF FRONT TO 25N S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 90 NM OF LOW NE TO E 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT...THEN SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT LATE. .SUN...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N...AND 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL S OF 26N. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. SE OF FRONT EARLY S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ086-261530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST FRI FEB 26 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 25N SAT... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. 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 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT...THEN 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...EXCEPT W OF FRONT LATE BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT LATE. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE