000 FZNT24 KNHC 240341 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM 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. GMZ089-240930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST THU FEB 23 2012 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG SW RETURN FLOW ACROSS N WATERS IN ADVANCE OF COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO NW GULF EARLY FRI. FRONT REACH FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI NIGHT THEN STALL FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO 23N90W TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE SAT. REMNANTS OF FRONT DRIFT N SAT NIGHT AND DISSIPATE AS ATLC RIDGE BUILDS W ACROSS AREA LATE MON. $$ GMZ080-240930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST THU FEB 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING S OF 26N... .TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING N BEHIND FRONT NW PORTIONS LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS E OF FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT S OF 26N FRI NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT S OF 26N FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE AT 25 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING 11 FT SAT NIGHT. .SUN...W OF 93W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-240930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST THU FEB 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE FRI AND FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 22N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. S OF 22N E OF FRONT SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 22 NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW AT 15 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 FT LATE SUN. E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE SUN. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .MON...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-240930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST THU FEB 23 2012 .TONIGHT AND FRI...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT TONIGHT. S OF 27N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN N SWELL SAT NIGHT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT S OF 25N LATE SUN. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .MON...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-240930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST THU FEB 23 2012 .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 25N AND TO 5 FT N OF 25N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 KT BECOMING N AT 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT FRI NIGHT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N AT 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN N SWELL LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING SE MON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT MON. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .TUE...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES