000 FZNT24 KNHC 280930 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST SUN FEB 28 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. GMZ089-281530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST SUN FEB 28 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A 1021 MB HIGH NEAR 28N94W WILL MOVE TO THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TONIGHT IN RESPONSE TO A LOW WITH ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT THAT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY MON. THE FRONT WILL QUICKLY MOVE ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF BY TUE NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GULF IN WAKE OF FRONT WED NIGHT AND THU. $$ GMZ080-281530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST SUN FEB 28 2010 .TODAY...E OF 93W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 93W WINDS BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT MON NIGHT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT...AND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE WED. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT SW PORTION INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT SW PORTION BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. $$ GMZ082-281530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST SUN FEB 28 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT N OF 22N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 22N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT ...BECOMING S TO SW MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL N OF 21N...AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 21N. .WED AND THU...WINDS BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SUBSIDING N SWELL. $$ GMZ084-281530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST SUN FEB 28 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 25N MON NIGHT... .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT 8 FT IN N SWELL S OF 25N. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT INCREASE TO 40 KT N OF 25N E OF FRONT MON NIGHT THEN SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 8 FT BUILD TO 12 FT LATE MON NIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 25N. .TUE...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISH TO 20 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDE TO 7 FT N OF 27N LATE. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .WED AND THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE WED AND THU. SEAS 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-281530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST SUN FEB 28 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 26N MON NIGHT INTO TUE... .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISH TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N NW WINDS 15 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 FT LATE SUN NIGHT. S OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDE TO 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT LATE MON THEN TO 35 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 12 FT LATE. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS TSTMS NEAR LOW PRES. .TUE...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISH TO 25 KT LATE NIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. S OF 26N SW TO W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER