000 FZNT24 KNHC 271444 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST MON FEB 27 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. GMZ089-272130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST MON FEB 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO 25N96W WILL SLOWLY MOVE NW TOWARDS TEXAS WHILE BECOMING DIFFUSE THROUGH TONIGHT AS ATLC HIGH PRES BUILDS WESTWARD ALONG 28N INTO FRI. $$ GMZ080-272130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST MON FEB 27 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-272130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST MON FEB 27 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT N OF 22N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 22N. .FRI...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-272130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST MON FEB 27 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT FROM 25N TO 27N 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 28N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL ...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR NW PORTION. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER N PORTION. $$ GMZ086-272130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST MON FEB 27 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 27N. .TONIGHT...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N SHIFTING TO SW LATE. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N PORTION. .THU AND FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N PORTION. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE