000 FZNT24 KNHC 042119 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST SAT FEB 04 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. GMZ089-050330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST SAT FEB 04 2012 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT ENTERING TEXAS COASTAL WATERS THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE SE AND EXTEND FROM NEAR MOUTH OF MISSISSIPPI TO NEAR TUXPAN MEXICO SUN MORNING. FRONT WILL THEN DRIFT SE AND STALL FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO FAR W BAY OF CAMPECHE MON WITH STRONG NLY WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS SW GULF WATERS BEHIND FRONT LATE SUN AND MON. ELONGATED LOW PRES TROUGH ACROSS FAR NW CARIB AND E YUCATAN TO MEANDER ACROSS SE GULF MON NIGHT THROUGH WED AS FRONT DRIFTS SE AND WEAKENS FROM S FLORIDA TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE. $$ GMZ080-050330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST SAT FEB 04 2012 .TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 4 FT. W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT FAR SW PART. .THU...WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-050330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST SAT FEB 04 2012 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE WINDS AHEAD OF FRONT...AND NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT S OF 21N...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT TONIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT INCREASING TO 30 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT W OF FRONT SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...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. .WED...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-050330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST SAT FEB 04 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE 10 KT AHEAD OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT AHEAD OF FRONT BECOMING N 20 KT NW OF FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT W OF FRONT SUN NIGHT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N OF 25N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ALONG AND S OF FRONT E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ALONG AND S OF FRONT NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-050330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST SAT FEB 04 2012 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT EARLY SUN. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING