000 FZNT24 KNHC 090918 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST THU FEB 09 2012 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. GMZ089-091530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST THU FEB 09 2012 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES 1016 MB AT 20N93W DRIFT N THROUGH EARLY FRI AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS SE ACROSS REST OF AREA. LOW PRES IS ABSORBED BY COLD FRONT OVER NE GULF SAT. FRONT MOVE E OF AREA LATE SAT AND RIDGE BUILD IN ITS WAKE WITH STRONG E-NE WINDS ACROSS ENTIRE BASIN. $$ GMZ080-091530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST THU FEB 09 2012 .TODAY...N OF 28N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N NE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 28N. .TONIGHT...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND S OF 26N E TO SE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N WINDS AT 20 KT SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT SAT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ082-091530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST THU FEB 09 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 23N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 23N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 22N E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W OF 95W N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 95W N OF 22N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 22N. .SUN...N OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL FROM 22N TO 24N. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT IN E SWELL N OF 22N E OF 95W. $$ GMZ084-091530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST THU FEB 09 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 24N. .FRI...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING NW S OF 24N W OF 87W. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 4 FT N OF 26N. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT FAR NW PORTION. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST S OF 26N. $$ GMZ086-091530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST THU FEB 09 2012 .TODAY...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 25N. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES