000 FZNT24 KNHC 120256 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM 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. GMZ089-120930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST SAT FEB 11 2012 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BEHIND THE COLD FRONT SE OF THE GULF WILL WEAKEN AS IT SHIFTS E THROUGH MON NIGHT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER W WATERS SUN NIGHT AND SPREADS E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF MON. THE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST MON NIGHT AND ACROSS THE N GULF THROUGH TUE... STALLING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION TO THE CENTRAL GULF WED. REMNANTS OF THE FRONT WILL LIFT N WED. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST ON THU...EXTENDING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NE MEXICO BY THU AFTERNOON. $$ GMZ080-120930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST SAT FEB 11 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E OF 93W WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 93W MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART. .TUE...SE OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE NIGHT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-120930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST SAT FEB 11 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...N OF 23N W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...N OF 20N E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 20N W OF 95W S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-120930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST SAT FEB 11 2012 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SUN NIGHT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON NIGHT. N OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 10 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. .WED...N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING SE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-120930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST SAT FEB 11 2012 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N...7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL S OF 25N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART TUE NIGHT. .WED...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER