000 FZNT24 KNHC 151431 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-152130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST WED FEB 15 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST TONIGHT... EXTEND FROM MISSISSIPPI TO NE MEXICO THU...THEN STALL AND WEAKEN FROM NORTHERN FLORIDA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI AND SAT. A LOW PRES SYSTEM WILL FORM ALONG THE FRONT IN THE NW GULF SAT THEN QUICKLY MOVE TO FLORIDA PANHANDLE SAT NIGHT WITH A COLD FRONT SW TO BAY OF CAMPECHE. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA SUN. $$ GMZ080-152130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST WED FEB 15 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 SHIFTING N BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT LATE. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 IN THE AFTERNOON...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT S OF 27N E OF 93W. $$ GMZ082-152130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST WED FEB 15 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING N TO NE BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND NEAR FRONT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N E OF 95W. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-152130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST WED FEB 15 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N OF 26N S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. $$ GMZ086-152130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST WED FEB 15 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON 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. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL