000 FZNT24 KNHC 230835 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST THU FEB 23 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. GMZ089-231530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST THU FEB 23 2012 .SYNOPSIS...SW RETURN FLOW ACROSS N CENTRAL WATERS CONTINUE IN ADVANCE OF COLD FRONT MOVING INTO NW GULF WATERS LATE TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI EVENING THEN STALL FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE SAT. REMNANTS OF FRONT WILL DRIFT N SAT NIGHT INTO SUN AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE AS ATLANTIC RIDGE BUILDS W ACROSS THE AREA LATE MON. $$ GMZ080-231530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST THU FEB 23 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE AT 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SUN...W OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. E OF 93E E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .MON...W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. E OF 94E E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. $$ GMZ082-231530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST THU FEB 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRI AND SAT... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N AT 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE FRI. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 8 TO 13 FT FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...S OF 22N E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 24N W OF 95W NW TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING 5 TO 8 FT SUN NIGHT. E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ084-231530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST THU FEB 23 2012 .THU THROUGH FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW AT 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SAT NIGHT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT S OF 25N SUN NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .MON...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-231530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST THU FEB 23 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT N OF 27N TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT FRI NIGHT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE AT 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN AND MON...N OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE MON. $$ FORECASTER NELSON