000 FZNT24 KNHC 140915 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST TUE FEB 14 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. GMZ089-141530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST TUE FEB 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 30N91W TO 26N97W WILL MOVE TO THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TONIGHT E THEN NE...LIFTING N LATE WED. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST WED NIGHT...EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NE MEXICO THU AND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT. LOW PRES WILL BRIEFLY FORM ALONG THE FRONT OVER THE NW GULF SAT. $$ GMZ080-141530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST TUE FEB 14 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE TO NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT TO NIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT THEN SHIFTING N BEHIND FRONT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT WED NIGHT. .THU...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...W OF FRONT WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-141530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST TUE FEB 14 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT TONIGHT. 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. $$ GMZ084-141530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST TUE FEB 14 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS S OF 25N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW TO N BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N WINDS 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-141530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST TUE FEB 14 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 DGS