000 FZNT24 KNHC 090314 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM 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. GMZ089-090930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST WED FEB 08 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A 1014 MB LOW PRES SYSTEM NEAR 20N93W WILL DRIFT N THROUGH EARLY FRI AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS SE ACROSS THE REST OF THE AREA. THE LOW WILL MERGE WITH A QUICK MOVING COLD FRONT OVER THE NE GULF FRI NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL PASS E OF THE AREA SAT AND RIDING WILL BUILD BEHIND IT THAT WILL SLIDE INTO THE FAR EASTERN GULF BY LATE MON AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS W OF THE AREA. $$ GMZ080-090930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST WED FEB 08 2012 .TONIGHT AND THU...S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 93W WINDS TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS PRIMARILY S OF 28N. .THU NIGHT...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 28N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 28N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FRI. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. .MON...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 27N. $$ GMZ082-090930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST WED FEB 08 2012 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 22N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 22N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 22N E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W OF 95W N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 21N EARLY FRI. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W S OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 22N. .SUN...N OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 24N WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 94W NW TO N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL FROM 22N TO 24N E OF 95W AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF 95W. .MON...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT N OF 22N E OF 95W 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ084-090930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST WED FEB 08 2012 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 22N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 24N. .FRI...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N W OF 87W BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT N OF 26N AND S OF 23N 2 TO 4 FT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N. .SUN...WINDS BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .MON...WINDS SHIFTING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FAR NW PORTION. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST S OF 26N. $$ GMZ086-090930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST WED FEB 08 2012 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .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...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 25N. .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. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .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. .MON...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER