000 FZNT24 KNHC 052119 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-060330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST SUN FEB 05 2012 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO LOW PRES 1018 MB NEAR 25N94.5W THEN S-SW TO NEAR 20N97W WILL MOVE SE AND EXTEND FROM FLORIDA BID BEND TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE BY MON MORNING...WITH GALES ALONG MEXICAN COAST THROUGH TONIGHT. FRONT TO STALL TUE AND DRIFT NW AND BECOME ILL DEFINED WED AND THU. N TO S TROUGH AHEAD OF FRONT ALONG 86W/87W EXTENDS S THROUGH YUCATAN CHANNEL INTO NW CARIB WITH LOW PRES 1013 MB NEAR 23N87W WILL INTERACT WITH UPPER TROUGH TO PRODUCE VERY ACTIVE WEATHER ACROSS SE GULF THROUGH MON. LOW AND TROUGH TO SHIFT NE ACROSS SE GULF TONIGHT AND MON MORNING THEN ACROSS S FLORIDA MON. HIGH PRES TO BUILD S IN WAKE OF FRONT. REINFORCING FRONT TO SINK SE ACROSS N GULF WED NIGHT AND THU. $$ GMZ080-060330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST SUN FEB 05 2012 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST SW PORTIONS...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF 93W BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT THU. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT THU. .FRI...NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT FAR SW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT FAR SW. $$ GMZ082-060330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST SUN FEB 05 2012 ...GALE WARNING N OF 22N W OF 95.5W THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 95.5W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 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 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 THROUGH FRI...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BY WED EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-060330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST SUN FEB 05 2012 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL BECOMING 4 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 25N VARIABLE MAINLY N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT EARLY...EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS E OF TROUGH...AND NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI...N OF FRONT NE WINDS DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT EARLY. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-060330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST SUN FEB 05 2012 .TONIGHT...N OF 65N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 23N TO 26N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT. S OF 23N VARIABLE WINDS MAINLY SE TO S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT WITH SE SWELL. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS OCCURRING IN BANDS AND LINES...MAINLY S OF 26N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N NE 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY S OF 26N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...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 N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT FRI. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING