000 FZNT24 KNHC 292057 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-010330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST WED FEB 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES EXTENDING FROM THE SW ATLC TO ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT EASTWARD THU THROUGH SAT ALLOWING FOR A COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS AND SW LOUISIANA COASTS 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 OVER A PORTION OF THE SW ZONE SAT NIGHT INTO SUN. $$ GMZ080-010330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST WED FEB 29 2012 .TONIGHT...S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 27N W OF 95W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 27N W OF 95W 5 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NW PART. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 27N W OF 95W 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N AND W PARTS. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT N OF 28N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .MON...NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 27N E OF 93W 15 TO 20 KT AND SHIFTING TO E TO SE W OF 93W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ082-010330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST WED FEB 29 2012 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 25N W OF 95W SAT NIGHT INTO SUN... .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N E OF 93W NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 22N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 22N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW TO N 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...S OF 22N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT...THEN SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL LATE. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT EXCEPT FAR NW PART SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL LATE. .MON...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. W OF 94W WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-010330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST WED FEB 29 2012 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N...AND 3 TO 4 FT S OF 26N. AREAS OF DENSE FOG NW PART TONIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS SHIFTING TO S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. PATCHY DENSE FOG NW PART THU NIGHT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE PART S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT SE PART AND YUCATAN CHANNEL 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 KT....EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT SE PART AND YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-010330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST WED FEB 29 2012 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT STRAITS OF FLORIDA 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N. .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. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 27N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N S TO SW INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EARLY...THEN BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. .SUN...WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT SE PART S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT SE PART AND SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT N OF 26N BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 26N...AND SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE