000 FZNT24 KNHC 270833 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST SAT FEB 27 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. GMZ089-271530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST SAT FEB 27 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXETNDS FROM A 1009 MB LOW NEAR 29N91W SW TO 25N97W. THE LOW WILL QUICKLY MOVE SE TO NEAR 27N86W BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH COLD FRONT SW TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL ...AND ACROSS S FLORIDA EARLY TONIGHT WITH COLD FRONT SW INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN SEA. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT AND LOW THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFT E OF AREA SUN NIGHT AS NEXT FRONTAL SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED LOW PRES PUSH OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY MON MORNING. THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE RAPIDLY E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF LATE ON MON...TO E OF FLORIDA ON BY TUE MORNING. HIGH PRES WILL SETTLE IN OVER THE NW GULF WED WITH WINDS AND SEAS SLOWLY DIMINISHING. $$ GMZ080-271530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST SAT FEB 27 2010 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF 94W LATE. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 7 FT LATE. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE TUE...AND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE WED. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WED. $$ GMZ082-271530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST SAT FEB 27 2010 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE E OF 93W...AND TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT W OF 93W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF 24N...AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 24N. .TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 94W BECOMING SE 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 BUILDING 8 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 LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .WED...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-271530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST SAT FEB 27 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 26N MON... .TODAY...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 26N. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 25N 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL S OF 25N. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E OF FRONT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT LATE...AND N TO NE 25 TO 35 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT N OF 26N BUILDING 9 TO 13 FT LATE. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS TSTMS NEAR LOW PRES AND FRONT. .TUE...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N LATE. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-271530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST SAT FEB 27 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 27N MON NIGHT INTO TUE... .TODAY...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON AND NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY...BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON AND SHIFTING TO W TO NW W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...S OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NEAR LOW N TO NE 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT NEAR LOW 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT EARLY THEN MOVING E OF AREA. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE EARLY EVENING AND TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 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 27N EARLY...THEN DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SE OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT S PART...AND TO 3 TO 5 FT N PART. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE