000 FZNT24 KNHC 280320 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-280930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST MON FEB 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROUGH FROM 28N87W TO 25N95W DRIFT NW WHILE BECOMING DIFFUSE TONIGHT. ATLC HIGH PRES BUILDS WESTWARD ALONG 28N INTO GULF THU. RIDGE RETREATS E FRI AND SAT AS COLD FRONT PUSHES OFF TEXAS AND SW LOUISIANA COASTS LATE FRI. FRONT REACH FROM WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO TAMPICO MEXICO SAT AND FROM NE FLORIDA TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE SAT. $$ GMZ080-280930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST MON FEB 27 2012 .TONIGHT...NW OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF TROUGH SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. .FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-280930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST MON FEB 27 2012 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-280930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST MON FEB 27 2012 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N WINDS S TO SW 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. $$ GMZ086-280930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST MON FEB 27 2012 .TONIGHT AND TUE...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N. .TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...N OF 26N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES