000 FZNT24 KNHC 050922 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST SUN FEB 05 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. GMZ089-051530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST SUN FEB 05 2012 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO MOVE E AND EXTEND FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE LATER TODAY THEN DRIFT INTO SE GULF WATERS TONIGHT. FRONT STALL TUE AND DRIFTS NW AGAIN WED AND THU. TROUGH OVER SE GULF MOVE E OF AREA MON NIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILD S IN WAKE OF FRONT. $$ GMZ080-051530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST SUN FEB 05 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-051530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST SUN FEB 05 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-051530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST SUN FEB 05 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-051530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST SUN FEB 05 2012 .TODAY...N OF 27N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N. .TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 25N E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES