000 FZNT24 KNHC 101502 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST FRI FEB 10 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. GMZ089-102130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST FRI FEB 10 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE LOW AT 24N95W WILL DRIFT NE TO NEAR 27N93W THIS EVENING AND THEN BE ABSORBED BY A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO NORTHERN GULF WATERS TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL RACE SE OF AREA SAT AFTERNOON. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER THE NW WATERS SUN NIGHT AND SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF BY LATE MON. THE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST MON EVENING...REACHING THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE CENTRAL WATERS LATE TUE. THE FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE NE WATERS WED...BUT DRIFT N ACROSS THE NW WATERS THROUGH WED NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-102130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST FRI FEB 10 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 95W N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SW AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART. .TUE...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-102130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST FRI FEB 10 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...SW OF A LINE FROM 25N96W TO 19N93W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NE OF SAME LINE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 22N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO SE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-102130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST FRI FEB 10 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N OF 25N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N. .SAT...N OF 24N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 24N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO S MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON NIGHT. .TUE...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. $$ GMZ086-102130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST FRI FEB 10 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART. $$ FORECASTER NELSON