000 FZNT24 KNHC 060914 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST MON FEB 06 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. GMZ089-061530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST MON FEB 06 2012 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES NEAR 22N85W MOVE NE INLAND S FLORIDA TUE WITH POSSIBILITY OF SUBTROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION. COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 25N93W TO 19N95W DRIFT SE AND MERGE WITH LOW PRES LATE TUE. BROAD LOW PRES CONTINUE OVER SW GULF WATERS THROUGH FRI. $$ GMZ080-061530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST MON FEB 06 2012 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED AND THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT THU. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ082-061530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST MON FEB 06 2012 .TODAY...S OF 24N E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...S OF 23N E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N PART. .TUE NIGHT...N OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 23N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 23N E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...N OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 23N W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 23N E OF 96W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...SW OF LINE 25N97W TO 19N91W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 23N E OF SAME LINE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 23N E OF LINE SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SW OF LINE 25N97W TO 19N91W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. NE OF SAME LINE SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-061530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST MON FEB 06 2012 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU...N OF 24N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-061530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST MON FEB 06 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N W OF LOW PRES NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E OF LOW PRES SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR NUMEROUS TSTMS S OF 26N E OF LOW PRES. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E PORTION. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES