000 FZNT24 KNHC 272121 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-280330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM 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 THU. THE HIGH WILL BEGIN TO RETREAT EASTWARD FRI AND SAT ALLOWING FOR A COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS AND SW LOUISIANA COASTS LATE FRI. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO TAMPICO MEXICO EARLY SAT...AND FROM NE FLORIDA TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE SAT. $$ GMZ080-280330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST MON FEB 27 2012 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND TROUGH NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...WINDS BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE PART S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT FAR SE PART 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-280330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST MON FEB 27 2012 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N E OF 93W NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT IN THE EVENINGS. 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. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT EARLY THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. $$ GMZ084-280330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST MON FEB 27 2012 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 28N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR NW PORTION. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO SW N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 28N LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER N PORTION. .SAT...S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT... EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-280330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST MON FEB 27 2012 .TONIGHT...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 7 FT...HIGHEST STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 27N. .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 AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N SHIFTING TO SW WED NIGHT 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. .SAT...N OF 27N S TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE