000 FZNT24 KNHC 140230 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM 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. GMZ089-140930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST MON FEB 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS...THE COLD FRONT FROM 30N93W TO 26N97W WILL REMAIN N OF 25N AS IT MOVES E THEN NE...LIFTING INTO THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE LATE WED. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST WED NIGHT...EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NE MEXICO THU. LOW PRES WILL BRIEFLY FORM ALONG THE FRONT OVER THE NW GULF LATE FRI. THE FRONT WILL LIE FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE SAT. $$ GMZ080-140930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST MON FEB 13 2012 .TONIGHT...W OF 94W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE NIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT THEN SHIFTING N BEHIND FRONT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT WED NIGHT. .THU...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...W OF FRONT WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-140930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST MON FEB 13 2012 .TONIGHT...W OF 94W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 21N AND 5 TO 8 FT N OF 21N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT S OF 22N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 110 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 15 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...W OF FRONT WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-140930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST MON FEB 13 2012 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N W OF 88W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART AHEAD OF FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS S OF 25N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW TO N BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N WINDS 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-140930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST MON FEB 13 2012 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...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 TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER