000 FZNT24 KNHC 182036 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST SAT FEB 18 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. GMZ089-190330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST SAT FEB 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS...DEVELOPING LOW PRES ALONG THE TEXAS COAST WILL LIFT NE TONIGHT DRAGGING A TRAILING COLD FRONT ACROSS THE GULF. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR MOBILE ALABAMA TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...THEN FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE NW YUCATAN PENINSULA MON MORNING...PUSHING SE OF THE GULF SUN EVENING. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF THE GULF MON NIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF TUE AND DISSIPATE BY LATE TUE. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WED INTO THU. $$ GMZ080-190330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST SAT FEB 18 2012 .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT 5 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...AND S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-190330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST SAT FEB 18 2012 .TONIGHT...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-190330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST SAT FEB 18 2012 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT SUN...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND FRONT...THEN SHIFTING TO N TO NE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON NIGHT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING TO W TO NW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SW AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ086-190330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST SAT FEB 18 2012 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW TO N 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON NIGHT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N LATE. .THU...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY