000 FZNT24 KNHC 282130 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-290330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST SUN FEB 28 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE LOW AND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST AROUND SUNRISE MON AND RACE ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF BY SUNSET TUE. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN WAKE OF THE FRONT THROUGH WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW INCREASING W GULF FRI. $$ GMZ080-290330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST SUN FEB 28 2010 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT W OF 93W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT W PART LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS W WATERS LATE TONIGHT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED AND 2 TO 3 FT WED NIGHT. .THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 94W THU NIGHT AND E OF 94W FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT FRI. $$ GMZ082-290330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST SUN FEB 28 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT TUE NIGHT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SUBSIDING N SWELL. .THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ084-290330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST SUN FEB 28 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 26N MON NIGHT INTO TUE... .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 88W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT MON AFTERNOON AND 25 TO 40 KT N OF 26N MON NIGHT... SHIFTING TO NW 30 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND TUE...N OF 26N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT BY SUNSET AND 20 KT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT WITH NW SWELL. S OF 26N SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE WED. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-290330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST SUN FEB 28 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 26N MON NIGHT INTO TUE... .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SUBSIDING NW 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 N OF 26N LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR LOW. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT BY SUNSET. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. S OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO NW. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT WED NIGHT. .THU AND FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON