000 FZNT24 KNHC 051536 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-052130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST SUN FEB 05 2012 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTEND FROM FAR W FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO WILL MOVE SE AND EXTEND FROM FLORIDA BID BEND TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE BY MON MORNING...WITH GALES DEVELOPING ALONG MEXICAN COAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. FRONT TO STALL TUE AND DRIFT NW AGAIN WED AND THU. N TO S TROUGH AHEAD OF FRONT ALONG 86W/87W EXTENDS S THROUGH YUCATAN CHANNEL INTO NW CARIB WITH DEVELOPING LOW PRES NEAR 22N86.5W WILL INTERACT WITH UPPER TROUGH TO PRODUCE VERY ACTIVE WEATHER ACROSS SE GULF THROUGH MON. THROUGH TO DRIFT VERY SLOWLY E THROUGH WED. HIGH PRES TO BUILD S IN WAKE OF FRONT. $$ GMZ080-052130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST SUN FEB 05 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST SW PORTIONS. SE OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-052130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST SUN FEB 05 2012 ...GALE WARNING N OF 22N W OF 95.5W THROUGH TONIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 95.5W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N NEAR 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT W OF 94W TONIGHT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR 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. $$ GMZ084-052130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST SUN FEB 05 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL BECOMING 4 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 25N VARIABLE MAINLY N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THIS EVENING... EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-052130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST SUN FEB 05 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. .TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 25N E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 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 STRIPLING