000 FZNT24 KNHC 171430 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST FRI FEB 17 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. GMZ089-172130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST FRI FEB 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL LIFT N THIS AFTERNOON AS LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS W OF THE AREA. THE LOW WILL RACE NE ACROSS E TEXAS TONIGHT AND SAT...REACHING CENTRAL LOUISIANA SAT EVENING WHILE DRAGGING A STRONG COLD FRONT OFF THE TEXAS COAST SAT. THE STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE QUICKLY ACROSS THE GULF SAT NIGHT AND SUN PASSING THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS SUN NIGHT. SE RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER THE NW WATERS SUN...AND SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF BY EARLY TUE. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST TUE NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-172130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST FRI FEB 17 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT W OF FRONT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT E OF 93W EARLY. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-172130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST FRI FEB 17 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 23N W OF 93W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-172130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST FRI FEB 17 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-172130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST FRI FEB 17 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 26N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL