000 FZNT24 KNHC 161430 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST THU FEB 16 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. GMZ089-162130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST THU FEB 16 2012 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM LOUISIANA TO SOUTH TEXAS WILL WEAKEN OVER THE NW GULF TONIGHT THEN LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT THROUGH FRI NIGHT. LOW PRES WILL FORM IN THE NW GULF FRI NIGHT THEN RACE NE SAT INTO THE SE U.S. WITH A COLD FRONT FROM SE LOUISIANA TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT...FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY SUN...AND MOVE SE OF THE GULF LATE SUN. $$ GMZ080-162130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST THU FEB 16 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N. AREAS OF RAIN ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... BECOMING S 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT...AND BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 27N E OF 93W 4 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-162130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST THU FEB 16 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. .MON...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 92W NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-162130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST THU FEB 16 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 26N S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW TO N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N...AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N. $$ GMZ086-162130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST THU FEB 16 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT N OF 27N BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE PART SW 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT... EXCEPT FAR SE PART 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 25N 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL