000 FZNT24 KNHC 122113 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST SUN FEB 12 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. GMZ089-130330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST SUN FEB 12 2012 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED N OF THE AREA WILL SHIFT E OF THE AREA THROUGH MON NIGHT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER W WATERS OVERNIGHT AND SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF MON AS THE HIGH PRESSURE CENTER SHIFTS E. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE 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. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST ON THU. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NE MEXICO BY THU AFTERNOON AND SHIFT E OF THE AREA FRI NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-130330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST SUN FEB 12 2012 .TONIGHT...E OF 93W WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 93W MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE NIGHT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-130330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST SUN FEB 12 2012 .TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 22N W OF 94W. 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 THROUGH 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. .FRI...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-130330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST SUN FEB 12 2012 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 25N AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 25N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON NIGHT. N OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 10 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. .WED...N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING SE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-130330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST SUN FEB 12 2012 .TONIGHT...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 AND TUE NIGHT...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. .FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER AL