000 FZNT24 KNHC 191437 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST SUN FEB 19 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. GMZ089-192130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST SUN FEB 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL MOVE SE OF THE GULF TONIGHT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER THE NW GULF WATERS LATE TONIGHT... SPREADING E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF BY LATE MON NIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE NW WATERS TUE MORNING DISSIPATING TUE EVENING. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF WED AND WILL STALL AND WEAKEN OVER THE SE GULF THU. $$ GMZ080-192130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST SUN FEB 19 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. A FEW SHOWERS SE PART EARLY. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART LATE MON NIGHT. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-192130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST SUN FEB 19 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT MON NIGHT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-192130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST SUN FEB 19 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 25N ...AND 15 TO 20 KT N OF 25N. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 25N...AND 20 TO 30 KT N OF 25N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN MIXED N SWELL. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ086-192130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST SUN FEB 19 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND 20 TO 30 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SE PART IN THE EVENING. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART LATE. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT W TO NW BEHIND FRONT EARLY. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY