000 FZNT24 KNHC 262113 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST SUN FEB 26 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. GMZ089-270330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST SUN FEB 26 2012 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM S FLORIDA TO 24N90W SW TO DISSIPATING 1016 MB LOW AT 22N94W AND SE TO 18N93W. FRONT BECOME DIFFUSE AND DISSIPATE THROUGH MON NIGHT WITH TROUGH REMAINING OVER FAR WESTERN GULF AS ATLC HIGH PRES WILL BUILDS WESTWARD ACROSS AREA. WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE FROM NE TEXAS TO EASTERN LOUISIANA LATE ON WED AND SHIFT NE OF AREA THU. SWELLS OVER WESTERN PORTION WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH LATE MON. $$ GMZ080-270330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST SUN FEB 26 2012 .TONIGHT...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 IN E SWELL. E OF 93W N OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 93W S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 93W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 27N W OF 94W INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT S OF 27N W OF 94W 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N PART. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-270330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST SUN FEB 26 2012 .TONIGHT...W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT NE SWELL. E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 93W. AREAS OF RAIN ELSEWHERE. .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 FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-270330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST SUN FEB 26 2012 .TONIGHT..E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 26N...AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N. AREAS OF RAIN WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 26N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. FEW AREAS OF RAIN N OF 26N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N SHIFTING TO SW. IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 28N. .THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-270330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST SUN FEB 26 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N DIMINISHING TO E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N LATE. AREAS OF RAIN WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 26N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. AREAS OF RAIN AND SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 26N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...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 26N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE