000 FZNT24 KNHC 270329 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST FRI FEB 26 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. GMZ089-270930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST FRI FEB 26 2010 .SYNOPSIS...LOW WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF WATERS THIS TONIGHT INTO EARLY SAT TRAILING A STRONG COLD FRONT ACROSS ALL WATERS SAT EVENING. HIGH PRES BUILDING IN WAKE OF FRONT WILL RELAX SUN NIGHT IN ADVANCE OF A SECOND LOW PRES AND COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST AROUND SUNRISE MON...AND RACING E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF LATE TUE. HIGH PRES BUILDS WED WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN OVER W GULF BY SUNRISE THU. $$ GMZ080-270930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST FRI FEB 26 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON... .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF 94W LATE. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 7 FT LATE. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT AND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WED. $$ GMZ082-270930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST FRI FEB 26 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 14 FT WITH HIGHEST SEAS NE WATERS. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE W OF 94W LATE. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT IN SUBSIDING N SWELL. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT..SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .WED...E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-270930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST FRI FEB 26 2010 ...GALE WARNING N OF 25N SAT... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 25N MON... .TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 25 TO 35 KT NEAR LOW PRES SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT LATE. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS TSTMS NEAR LOW PRES. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 26N. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL S OF 25N. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 25 TO 35 KT N OF 25N NEAR LOW PRES AND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT N OF 24N LATE. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS TSTMS NEAR LOW PRES AND FRONT. .TUE...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N LATE. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-270930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST FRI FEB 26 2010 ...GALE WARNING S OF 28N SAT... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 25N MON NIGHT INTO TUE... .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE TONIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 25 TO 35 KT NEAR LOW SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR LOW PRES AND FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N SUN NIGHT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE MON BECOMING VARIABLE 25 TO 35 KT NEAR LOW PRES SHIFTING TO NW MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT LATE. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR LOW PRES. .TUE...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT N OF 25N EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES