000 FZNT24 KNHC 290836 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST WED FEB 29 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. GMZ089-291530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL DOMINATE THE GULF WATERS THROUGH FRI. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS AND SW LOUISIANA COASTS EARLY SAT MORNING. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT NIGHT...AND MOVE SE OF THE AREA SUN NIGHT. STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT REACHING GALE FORCE IN THE SW ZONE. $$ GMZ080-291530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N LATE. $$ GMZ082-291530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 25N W OF 95W SAT NIGHT AND SUN... .TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N E OF 93W 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 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...S OF 22N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-291530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 25N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THEN BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N LATE. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. $$ GMZ086-291530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING S TO SW TONIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N LATE. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER AL