000 FZNT24 KNHC 070302 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM 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. GMZ089-070930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST MON FEB 06 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS EARLY TUE BUT PERSIST AS A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRES OVER SW GULF THROUGH FRI THEN LIFT N TO OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WATERS ON SAT. $$ GMZ080-070930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST MON FEB 06 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT BY SUNRISE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT THU. .FRI...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART. .SAT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-070930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST MON FEB 06 2012 .TONIGHT...S OF 23N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. .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 AND WED NIGHT...N OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 23N W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 23N E OF 96W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SW OF LINE 25N97W TO 18N93W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 23N E OF 97W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SW OF LINE 25N97W TO 18N93W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. NE OF LINE S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 E BAY OF CAMPECHE. SCATTERED TSTMS N PART. .SAT...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 95W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-070930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST MON FEB 06 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS CENTRAL WATERS. .SAT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-070930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST MON FEB 06 2012 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .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 AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON