000 FZNT24 KNHC 012043 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST WED FEB 1 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. GMZ089-020330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST WED FEB 1 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHERN GULF TONIGHT AND DRIFT NE THU. STRONG HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL BUILD S OVER THE EASTERN AND MIDDLE GULF THU NIGHT AND FRI...THEN SHIFT E OF THE AREA SAT AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. A COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE TEXAS COAST SAT MORNING AND EXTEND FROM MISSISSIPPI TO VERACRUZ MEXICO SUN MORNING THEN STALL AND WEAKEN FROM TAMPA BAY TO BAY OF CAMPECHE MON MORNING. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING SOUTHEASTWARD BEHIND THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE 25 TO 35 KT WINDS IN SW GULF W OF 95W LATE SUN AND MON. $$ GMZ080-020330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST WED FEB 1 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. AREAS OF FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NW PART. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ082-020330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST WED FEB 1 2012 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 95W SUN AND MON... .TONIGHT...E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT S OF 24N W OF 95W. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 13 FT. E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 24N. $$ GMZ084-020330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST WED FEB 1 2012 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT NEAR TROUGH. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N. .THU...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-020330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST WED FEB 1 2012 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N. .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. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN...N OF 26N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL