000 FZNT24 KNHC 150922 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST WED FEB 15 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. GMZ089-151530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST WED FEB 15 2012 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 27N92W WILL WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST TONIGHT AND EXTEND FROM MISSISSIPPI TO NE MEXICO THU THEN STALL FROM NORTHERN FLORIDA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI AND SAT. LOW PRES SYSTEM WILL FORM ALONG THE FRONT IN THE NW GULF SAT THEN QUICKLY MOVES TO FAR WESTERN FLORIDA LATE SAT NIGHT WITH A COLD FRONT SW TO 24N89W TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE. THE COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM SW FLORIDA SW NE YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY SUN AND SE OF AREA LATE SUN. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT. $$ GMZ080-151530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST WED FEB 15 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT LATE. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 IN THE AFTERNOON...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N... AND SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG .FRI...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT S OF 27N E OF 93W. $$ GMZ082-151530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST WED FEB 15 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N W OF 92W DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 23N W OF 92W SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND NEAR FRONT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT W OF 95W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. .SUN...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N E OF 95W N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W OF 94W SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-151530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST WED FEB 15 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. .THU NIGHT...N OF 26N S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING TO NW TO N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-151530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST WED FEB 15 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 27N SE WINDS TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN...WINDS BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT THEN DIMINISHING TO NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON...EXCEPT S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT FAR SE PART EARLY. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT FAR SE PART. $$ FORECASTER DGS