000 FZNT24 KNHC 180315 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM 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. GMZ089-180930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST FRI FEB 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM N CENTRAL FLORIDA TO 28N90W TO SOUTHERN TEXAS WILL LIFT N TONIGHT AND SAT AS A WARM FRONT AS LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS ALONG THE TEXAS COAST. THE LOW WILL RACE NE TO ACROSS LOUISIANA AS IT DEEPENS THROUGH SAT NIGHT WHILE DRAGGING A STRONG COLD FRONT OFF THE TEXAS COAST. THE STRONG FRONT WILL REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY SAT NIGHT...FROM PANAMA CITY FLORIDA TO WESTERN YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY SUN...AND MOVE SE OF THE GULF EARLY SUN NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GULF IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...AND SLIDE EASTWARD SUN ALLOWING FOR SE RETURN FLOW TO SET UP OVER THE NW WATERS SUN...THEN SPREAD EASTWARD ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF BY EARLY TUE. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TX COAST TUE...AND REACH FROM MISSISSIPPI TO VERACRUZ WED. $$ GMZ080-180930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST FRI FEB 17 2012 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .SUN...WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT... SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT S OF 27N E OF 93W 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-180930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST FRI FEB 17 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 21N 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...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ084-180930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST FRI FEB 17 2012 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 28N. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT NW 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT EARLY SUN NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT...AND TO 8 TO 10 FT SUN SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SUN NIGHT. S OF 26N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT NW TO N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...WINDS SHIFTING TO SE 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING TO W TO NW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-180930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST FRI FEB 17 2012 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 27N. .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 SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 25N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .WED...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR N PART. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE