000 FZNT24 KNHC 122102 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST SUN FEB 12 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-130330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST SUN FEB 12 2006 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER S TEXAS WILL SHIFT NE ACROSS THE NORTHERN COASTAL PLAINS THROUGH TUE NIGHT. NLY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH MON THEN BECOME SLY TUE THROUGH THU WITH A WEAK COLD FRONT DRIFTING S INTO THE NW WATERS FRI. $$ GMZ080-130330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST SUN FEB 12 2006 .TONIGHT...S OF 28N E OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...S OF 28N E OF 95W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 KT MON AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT MON AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT OR LESS MON AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS BY SUNSET. .MON NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING SLY 10 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT S OF 28N W OF 95W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A FEW SHOWERS N PART. .TUE THROUGH WED...E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART. .THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART. $$ GMZ082-130330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST SUN FEB 12 2006 .TONIGHT...E OF 94W AND S OF 22N W OF 94W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. .MON...S OF 22N E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. A FEW SHOWERS NE PART. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SLY 15 KT NW PART. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SUBSIDING N SWELL. A FEW SHOWERS NW PART. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 22N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT TUE AND 5 TO 7 FT WED. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT TUE AND 15 TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. COASTAL SHOWERS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. $$ GMZ084-130330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST SUN FEB 12 2006 .TONIGHT AND MON...N OF 27N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AROUND MIDNIGHT BECOMING N 10 KT MON AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON. S OF 27N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT MON. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. N OF 28N SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART. .FRI...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-130330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST SUN FEB 12 2006 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT BY SUNRISE. N OF 27N SEAS 7 TO 10 SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 LATE. S OF 27N SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT BY SUNRISE. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON NIGHT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 KT N OF 27N FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. $$ FORECASTER NELSON