000 FZNT24 KNHC 031531 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST FRI FEB 03 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. GMZ089-032130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST FRI FEB 03 2012 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE CENTERED OVER EASTERN U.S. WILL SHIFT SE OFF N CAROLINA COAST EARLY SAT THEN INTO W CENTRAL ATLC SUN. COLD FRONT TO MOVE SE OFF TEXAS COAST SAT AFTERNOON AND EXTEND FROM NEW ORLEANS TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO BY SUN MORNING...BRIEFLY STALL MOVE SE AND STALL AGAIN FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE MON. BROAD LOW PRES TROUGH OVER YUCATAN ON MON TO MOVE N INTO GULF AND ENHANCE WINDS OVER SE GULF. GALE FORCE GUSTS POSSIBLE OVER FAR W AND SW GULF WATERS BEHIND THE FRONT LATE SUN THROUGH MON MORNING. $$ GMZ080-032130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST FRI FEB 03 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF LOCALLY DENSE FOG NW HALF EARLY. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT EARLY SAT BECOMING E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT THEN N TO NE 15 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT S OF 27N W OF 95W SUN. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT TO 8 TO 10 FT SW PART LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-032130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST FRI FEB 03 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING NE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW AT 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT INCREASING 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT W OF FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...S OF 24N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 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. 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 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-032130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST FRI FEB 03 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT N OF YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N. .MON...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N OF 25N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-032130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST FRI FEB 03 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...S OF 26N E WINDS 20 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT WITHIN THE FLORIDA CURRENT. N OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING