000 FZNT24 KNHC 110914 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST SAT FEB 11 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. GMZ089-111530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST SAT FEB 11 2012 .SYNOPSIS...THE COLD FRONT FROM TAMPA BAY TO 21N97W WILL MOVE RAPIDLY SE OF THE AREA THIS 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 WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE NW COASTAL PLAIN MON NIGHT...STALLING OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TUE NIGHT. REMNANTS OF THE FRONT WILL LIFT N WED AS A RIDGE BUILDS FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE TEXAS COASTAL BEND. $$ GMZ080-111530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST SAT FEB 11 2012 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 93W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. REMAINDER AREA E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF 95W LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART. .TUE...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-111530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST SAT FEB 11 2012 .TODAY...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO SE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-111530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST SAT FEB 11 2012 .TODAY...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO S MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON NIGHT. .TUE...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. .WED...N OF 25N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-111530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST SAT FEB 11 2012 .TODAY...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SUN NIGHT. .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. .WED...N OF 27N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS