000 FZNT24 KNHC 251445 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST SAT FEB 25 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. GMZ089-252130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST SAT FEB 25 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM FORT MYERS FLORIDA TO 25N89W TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL REACH FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO 23N89W...AND BECOME STATIONARY TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY EARLY TONIGHT. THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE FRONT WILL THEN LIFT BACK N AS A WARM FRONT LATER TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT... WHILE THE EASTERN PORTION GRADUALLY DISSIPATES THROUGH EARLY TUE AS AS ATLC HIGH PRES BUILDS WESTWARD ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH WED. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE FROM NE TEXAS TO EASTERN LOUISIANA LATE ON WED. $$ GMZ080-252130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST SAT FEB 25 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT S OF 27N E OF 94W 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT S OF 27N E OF 94W 10 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 27N E OF 95W NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT S OF 27N E OF 95W SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS OVER E PORTION. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 IN E SWELL. E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE AT 15 TO 20 KT LATE MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-252130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING S OF 22N... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT NW TO N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT 12 TO 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 12 FT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 12 FT LATE TONIGHT. N OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL ...SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 12 FT LATE TONIGHT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND WITHIN 90 NM E OF FRONT. AREA OF RAIN BEHIND 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 TO 8 FT SUN NIGHT. E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .MON...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 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. $$ GMZ084-252130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST SAT FEB 25 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 24N NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT FROM 24N TO 26N...AND 8 TO 10 FT N OF 26N EARLY...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND N OF FRONT. .TONIGHT...FROM 24N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST W OF 87W. N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF RAIN N OF 24N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT FROM 25N TO 28N...AND 4 TO 7 FT N OF 28N. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF RAIN N OF 25N. .SUN NIGHT..E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT FROM 24N TO 28N. AREAS OF RAIN N OF 25N. .MON...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. FEW AREAS OF RAIN N OF 26N. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY...THEN SHIFTING TO SW N OF 28N AND DIMINISHING TO E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT S OF 26N. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-252130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST SAT FEB 25 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF FRONT N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT N OF FRONT 7 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF RAIN N OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF RAIN N OF FRONT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT MON. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT MON. AREAS OF RAIN N OF 28N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 28N. .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...SHIFTING TO SW N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE