000 FZNT24 KNHC 282113 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST TUE FEB 28 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. GMZ089-290330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH ALONG THE TEXAS COAST WILL INLAND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. ATLC HIGH PRES WILL BUILD 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 NEAR MOBILE ALABAMA TO TAMPICO MEXICO EARLY SAT...FROM NEAR TAMPA FLORIDA TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY SUN THEN MOVE E OF AREA LATE SUN. STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. $$ GMZ080-290330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2012 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 93W AND 10 TO 15 KT W OF 93W LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 27N E OF 93W. $$ GMZ082-290330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 22N W OF 95W SUN... .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT S OF 22N NW TO N 30 TO 35 KT AND 20 TO 30 KT N OF 22N. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ GMZ084-290330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2012 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 28N. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 25N...AND 3 TO 4 FT S OF 25N. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR NW PORTION. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N SHIFTING TO SW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 28N LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER N PORTION LATE FRI. .SAT...S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N WINDS S TO SW 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 25N LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N LATE. $$ GMZ086-290330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2012 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 25N. .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 THROUGH 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 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 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 28N LATE. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE