000 FZNT24 KNHC 010902 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST WED FEB 01 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. GMZ089-011530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST WED FEB 01 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHERN GULF TONIGHT AND DRIFT E THROUGH THU. STRONG HIGH PRES FROM THE U.S. SEABOARD WILL BUILD S OVER THE EASTERN AND MIDDLE GULF THU NIGHT AND FRI...THEN SHIFT E OF THE AREA ON SAT AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. THE LOW WILL DRAG A COLD FRONT SE TO OFFSHORE THE TEXAS COAST SAT MORNING. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS EASTWARD BEHIND IT. $$ GMZ080-011530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST WED FEB 01 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NW PART LATE. .SUN...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-011530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST WED FEB 01 2012 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 95W... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. .SUN...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 95W BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT EARLY THEN INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT W OF 95W BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ084-011530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST WED FEB 01 2012 .TODAY...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N. .TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND TROUGH NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART LATE. $$ GMZ086-011530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST WED FEB 01 2012 .TODAY...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N. .TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 27N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT STRAITS OF FLORIDA 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N OF 25N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE