000 FZNT24 KNHC 272131 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-280330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST SAT FEB 27 2010 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES OVER THE NE GULF WATERS WILL MOVE INLAND CENTRAL FLORIDA THIS EVENING DRAGGING A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS EARLY TONIGHT. A SECOND LOW PRES CENTER AND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST AROUND SUNRISE MON RACING E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF BY SUNSET TUE. STRONG HIGH PRES IN WAKE OF SECOND FRONT WILL RELAX WED NIGHT INTO THU. $$ GMZ080-280330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST SAT FEB 27 2010 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 5 FT LATE. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT E OF 92W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT...AND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE WED. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SW WATERS LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-280330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST SAT FEB 27 2010 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT..SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT NW WATERS LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...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 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ084-280330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST SAT FEB 27 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 25N MON AND MON NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL S OF 25N. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT N OF 25N AHEAD OF FRONT THEN SHIFTING TO W TO NW 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 25N. .TUE...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 27N LATE. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .WED AND THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT AND THU. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ086-280330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST SAT FEB 27 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 26N MON NIGHT INTO TUE... .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE SUN NIGHT. S OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 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...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON