000 FZNT24 KNHC 081525 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST WED FEB 08 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. GMZ089-082130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST WED FEB 08 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH EXTENDS FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA SW TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE. THE TROUGH WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH THU NIGHT WHILE THE EASTERN PORTION LIFTS SLOWLY NE. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING SE ACROSS THE REST OF THE AREA WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRI AS THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE TROUGH DEVELOPS INTO A WEAK LOW OVER THE WESTERN PART OF THE SW GULF. THE LOW IS FORECAST TO LIFT NORTHWARD THROUGH EARLY FRI ...THEN QUICKLY TRACK NE TO THE MIDDLE GULF BY FRI NIGHT BEFORE MERGING WITH A COLD FRONT OVER THE FAR EASTERN GULF SAT. HIGH PRES WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD SE ACROSS THE AREA INTO SUN. $$ GMZ080-082130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST WED FEB 08 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. PATCHES OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 27N. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ082-082130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST WED FEB 08 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT ...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT EARLY TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT EARLY TONIGHT. S OF 22N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 22N E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. AREAS OF RAIN WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW OF TROUGH FROM 25N97W TO 18N93W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 23N E OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 94W NW 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON FRI...THEN DIMINISHING TO W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT ...EXCEPT W OF 94W BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT AND SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT DURING THE AFTERNOON FRI AND TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT. S OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 94W NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS...SHIFTING TO E PORTION LATE FRI. .SUN...N OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 24N W OF 92W NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N E OF 92W NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-082130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST WED FEB 08 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT N OF 27N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FROM 23N TO 25N INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N...AND SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N. AREAS OF RAIN WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 26N. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N W OF 87W BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT N OF 26N AND S OF 23N 2 TO 4 FT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ086-082130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST WED FEB 08 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N. .THU...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 26N DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 26N SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 26N. .SAT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 26N. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 28N...AND BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT S OF 28N. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE