000 FZNT24 KNHC 170315 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM 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. GMZ089-170930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST THU FEB 16 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM PANAMA CITY SW TO TO 27N93W THEN BECOMES STATIONARY TO INLAND OVER FAR SOUTHERN TEXAS. THE FRONT WILL LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT FRI AND FRI NIGHT AS LOW PRES FORMS OVER S TEXAS. THE LOW WILL MOVE RAPIDLY NE ACROSS THE SE U.S. SAT AND SAT NIGHT WITH A COLD FRONT FROM SE LOUISIANA TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE BY EARLY SAT EVENING...FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY SUN...AND MOVE SE OF THE GULF LATE SUN. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT RESULTING IN STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW. $$ GMZ080-170930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST THU FEB 16 2012 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. PATCHES OF DENSE FOG EARLY. AREAS OF RAIN WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE. .MON AND TUE...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-170930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST THU FEB 16 2012 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 23N W OF 94W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 23N W OF 93W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT...AND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N E OF 93W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-170930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST THU FEB 16 2012 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT N TO NE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT...THEN N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...WINDS BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT FAR SE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT FAR SE PART. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N...AND 5 TO 6 FT S OF 26N. $$ GMZ086-170930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST THU FEB 16 2012 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 27N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 27N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT NIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 27N. .SUN...WINDS BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE S OF FRONT. .MON AND TUE...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE