000 FZNT24 KNHC 250308 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST FRI FEB 24 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. GMZ089-250930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST FRI FEB 24 2012 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 30N83W TO 27N90W TO 20N96W REACH FROM 26N82W TO 23N90W TO 18N94W EARLY SAT 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 THROUGH WED. $$ GMZ080-250930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING S OF 26N... .TONIGHT...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT S OF 26N. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT S OF 26N. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE AT 25 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT LATE SAT NIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 93W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE AT 15 TO 20 KT LATE MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-250930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER IN 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 NIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT LATE SAT NIGHT. S OF 22N E OF FRONT SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 22N NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 FT LATE SUN NIGHT. E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 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 AND WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-250930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST FRI FEB 24 2012 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT LATE SAT NIGHT. .SUN...N OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 MON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-250930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST FRI FEB 24 2012 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N AT 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N AT 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. 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 THROUGH 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 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES