000 FZNT24 KNHC 080312 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST TUE FEB 07 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. GMZ089-080930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST TUE FEB 07 2012 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH SUN. A TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE EXTREME SW BAY OF CAMPECHE THU THROUGH SAT...THEN WILL SHIFT E ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF THROUGH SUN. $$ GMZ080-080930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST TUE FEB 07 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT S OF 27N BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SW PART. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT...AND TO 8 TO 12 FT THU. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER S PORTION. .FRI...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER S PORTION. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS W PORTION EARLY. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ082-080930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST TUE FEB 07 2012 .TONIGHT...N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 22N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 23N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT W OF 94W. S OF 23N W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 23N E OF 96W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW OF TROUGH FROM 25N97W TO 18N93W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 23N E OF 97W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. FROM 21N TO 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 95W BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 95W. S OF 21N W OF 94W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 21N E OF 94W WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND NEAR TROUGH. .SAT...N OF 23N NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 23N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E OF 94W NW TO N 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 94W AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 94W. .SUN...N OF 22N E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 22N W OF 94W WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 22N NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ084-080930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST TUE FEB 07 2012 .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...FROM 23N TO 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 26N AND S OF 23N 2 TO 4 FT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST S. $$ GMZ086-080930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST TUE FEB 07 2012 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N SW 10 KT EARLY...THEN BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU THROUGH AND FRI...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT THU AND 3 TO 5 FT FRI. .SAT...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT S OF 25N. $$ FORECASTER AL/AGUIRRE