000 FZNT24 KNHC 192040 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-200330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST SUN FEB 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM TAMPA FLORIDA SW TO THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL MOVE SE OF THE GULF LATE TONIGHT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER THE NW GULF WATERS MON NIGHT...SPREADING E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF TUE. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE NW WATERS TUE MORNING...AND DISSIPATE TUE NIGHT. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NORTHERN GULF WED LIFTING NE BY THU MORNING AS ATLC RIDGING BUILDS IN FROM THE E. ANOTHER FRONT WILL ENTER THE W GULF FRI. $$ GMZ080-200330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST SUN FEB 19 2012 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART MON NIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT AND VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ082-200330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST SUN FEB 19 2012 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT MON NIGHT. .WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR 25N WED. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ084-200330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST SUN FEB 19 2012 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT FAR SE PART 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR SE PART EARLY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT MON NIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU...WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE...EXCEPT N OF 28N W TO NW 15 KT EARLY. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N EARLY. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING TO NW TO N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ086-200330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST SUN FEB 19 2012 .TONIGHT...NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT WINDS...EXCEPT N OF 27N 25 TO 30 KT AND SE OF FRONT SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT EARLY SHIFTING TO NW TO N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.. EXCEPT N OF 27N 7 TO 10 FT AND 2 TO 4 FT SE OF FRONT EARLY. ISOLATED SHOWERS SE PART ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON NIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 25N LATE. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY