000 FZNT24 KNHC 252125 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-260330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST SAT FEB 25 2012 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM SW FLORIDA EXTENDS TO 25N89W THEN BECOMES STATIONARY TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY TONIGHT WILL REACH FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO 23N89W...AND BECOME STATIONARY TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE LATER TONIGHT. WESTERN PORTION OF FRONT WILL LIFT BACK N AS WARM FRONT LATER TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...WHILE EASTERN PORTION GRADUALLY DISSIPATES THROUGH EARLY TUE AS ATLC HIGH PRES BUILDS WESTWARD ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH WED. WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE FROM NE TEXAS TO EASTERN LOUISIANA LATE ON WED AND TO NE OF THE AREA LATE THU. $$ GMZ080-260330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST SAT FEB 25 2012 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 27N E OF 95W NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT S OF 27N E OF 95W 10 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS OVER E PORTION. AREAS OF RAIN ELSEWHERE. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 IN E SWELL. E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE AT 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-260330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING S OF 22N... .TONIGHT...S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT EARLY...THEN DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT 12 TO 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 12 FT LATE. N OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY...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 AND MON NIGHT...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 THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-260330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST SAT FEB 25 2012 .TONIGHT...FROM 24N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST W OF 87W. N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF RAIN N OF 24N. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. AREAS OF RAIN N OF FRONT. .SUN...N OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT FROM 25N TO 28N...AND 4 TO 7 FT N OF 28N. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF RAIN N OF 25N. .SUN NIGHT..E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT FROM 24N TO 28N. AREAS OF RAIN N OF 25N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. FEW AREAS OF RAIN N OF 26N. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY...THEN SHIFTING TO SW N OF 28N AND DIMINISHING TO E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT S OF 26N. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28 SW TO W. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-260330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST SAT FEB 25 2012 .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 NIGHT...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. .THU...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE