000 FZNT24 KNHC 011517 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST MON MAR 01 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. GMZ089-292130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST MON MAR 01 2010 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES OVER THE NW GULF WILL MOVE E TO POSITION OVER S GEORGIA TUE DRAGGING A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE ENTIRE GULF BY SUNSET TUE. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA SHIFTING E THU AND FRI AS SE RETURN FLOW INCREASES OVER THE WESTERN GULF. $$ GMZ080-292130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST MON MAR 01 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. E OF FRONT S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT HIGHEST E OF 93W. .TUE NIGHT...W OF 93W NW WINDS TO N WINDS TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT LATE. E OF 93W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. .WED...WINDS NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT W OF 95W WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. .THU...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT LATE. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...W OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-292130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST MON MAR 01 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE TUE NIGHT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED NIGHT. .THU AND FRI...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-292130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST MON MAR 01 2010 ...GALE WARNING N OF 26N... .THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT LATE TONIGHT AND SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND LOW AND FRONT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. S OF 26N SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT DIMINISHING TO TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT BY WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT LATE WED NIGHT. .THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-292130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST MON MAR 01 2010 ...GALE WARNING N OF 26N... .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING SW 25 TO 35 KT N OF 26N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT N OF 25N LATE. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART LATE. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE BY SUNRISE THU. .THU AND FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT FRI. $$ FORECASTER NELSON