000 FZNT24 KNHC 141440 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-142130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST TUE FEB 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM MISSISSIPPI TO TEXAS/MEXICO BORDER WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF N OF 26N THROUGH WED. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST WED NIGHT WILL EXTEND FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NE MEXICO THU...FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO NORTHERN BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI...THEN DISSIPATE SAT. AREA OF LOW PRES WILL FORM OVER THE NW GULF SAT. $$ GMZ080-142130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST TUE FEB 14 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. NW OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING N BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT LATE. .THU...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT W OF 94W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-142130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST TUE FEB 14 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 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 NEAR FRONT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-142130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST TUE FEB 14 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW TO N BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-142130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST TUE FEB 14 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 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 MUNDELL