000 FZNT24 KNHC 131510 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST MON FEB 13 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. GMZ089-132130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST MON FEB 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS...SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF WILL SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF TONIGHT. NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST WED NIGHT...EXTENDING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NE MEXICO BY THU AFTERNOON THEN STALL FROM N FLORIDA TO 27N90W TO NE MEXICO FRI AFTERNOON. A LOW PRES MAY FORM ALONG THE FRONT OVER THE NW GULF LATE FRI. $$ GMZ080-132130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST MON FEB 13 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 93W TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE NIGHT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT W OF 94W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT WED NIGHT. .THU...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS W OF 95W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-132130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST MON FEB 13 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE NIGHT. . TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT S OF 22N. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT NW PART. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NW PART. $$ GMZ084-132130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST MON FEB 13 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT TUE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW TO N BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-132130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST MON FEB 13 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING SE TO S WINDS TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N OF 26N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 BEHIND FRONT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER GR