000 FZNT24 KNHC 260311 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-260930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST SAT FEB 25 2012 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO 23N90W TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT. FRONT BECOMES DIFFUSE AND DISSIPATES THROUGH TUE AS ATLC HIGH PRES BUILDS WESTWARD ACROSS GULF THROUGH WED. WEAK COLD FRONT MOVE FROM NE TEXAS TO EASTERN LOUISIANA LATE ON WED AND TO NE OF AREA LATE THU. $$ GMZ080-260930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST SAT FEB 25 2012 .TONIGHT...S OF 27N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 IN E SWELL. N OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 93W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 IN E SWELL. E OF 93W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE THROUGH THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-260930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING S OF 22N... .TONIGHT...S OF 22N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. S OF 22N E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND AREAS 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. E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-260930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST SAT FEB 25 2012 .TONIGHT...N OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST W OF 87W. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. AREAS OF RAIN N OF 24N. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N OF 26N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF RAIN N OF 25N. .SUN NIGHT..E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF RAIN N OF 25N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. FEW AREAS OF RAIN N OF 26N. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING SW N OF 28N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-260930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST SAT FEB 25 2012 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF RAIN N OF 28N. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT MON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT MON NIGHT. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT MON. AREAS OF RAIN N OF 27N. .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. .THU...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER