000 FZNT24 KNHC 091528 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST THU FEB 09 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. GMZ089-092130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST THU FEB 09 2012 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES 1016 MB AT 21N94W DRIFTS N THROUGH EARLY FRI AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS SE ACROSS REST OF AREA. LOW PRES IS ABSORBED BY COLD FRONT OVER NE GULF SAT. FRONT MOVES E OF AREA LATE SAT. A RIDGE BUILDS IN ITS WAKE WITH STRONG E-NE WINDS ACROSS ENTIRE BASIN. $$ GMZ080-092130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST THU FEB 09 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 28N. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 92W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-092130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST THU FEB 09 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 22N W OF 95W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 22N E OF 95W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT...S OF 22N W OF 95W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...W OF 92W W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 22N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 22N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 22N. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N OF 22N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 22N. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-092130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST THU FEB 09 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 22N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N. .SAT...N OF 24N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 24N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N OF 24N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 24N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-092130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST THU FEB 09 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN