000 FZNT24 KNHC 030306 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST THU FEB 02 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. GMZ089-030930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST THU FEB 02 2012 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG NORTHERN GULF WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH FRI. THE HIGH WILL MOVE E AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE SAT. THE COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE SUN THEN STALL AND WEAKEN FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE MON AS BROAD LOW PRES OVER YUCATAN MON MOVES INTO GULF AND ENHANCES NE WINDS OVER MOST OF THE CENTRAL GULF. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE SW GULF LATE SUN AND MON. $$ GMZ080-030930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST THU FEB 02 2012 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 28N AND AREAS OF LOCALLY DENSE FOG N OF 29N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-030930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST THU FEB 02 2012 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 95W SUN NIGHT AND MON... .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT AND INCREASING 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...S OF 24N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-030930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST THU FEB 02 2012 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS DEVELOPING N OF 28N LATE. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 23N. .MON...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N. .TUE...N OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS 22N TO 28N. $$ GMZ086-030930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST THU FEB 02 2012 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. HIGHEST STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 26N. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...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 BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N. .TUE...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 28N. S OF 26N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS 22N TO 28N. $$ FORECASTER COBB