000 FZNT24 KNHC 032115 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST TUE JAN 03 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. GMZ089-040330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST TUE JAN 03 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE IS BUILDING ACROSS THE GULF WITH STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE SE HALF OF THE GULF TONIGHT THEN DECREASING TO BELOW 20 KT ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA WED. A WEAK TROUGH ENTERS THE FAR NW GULF LATE THU AND DISSIPATES FRI. ANOTHER COLD FRONT ENTERS THE NW GULF LATE SAT AND EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS SUN. $$ GMZ080-040330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST TUE JAN 03 2012 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING S LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 95W NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NW OF FRONT NE TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF FRONT SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-040330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST TUE JAN 03 2012 .TONIGHT...S OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NW WINDS W OF 95W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. N OF 21N W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 21N E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-040330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST TUE JAN 03 2012 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT S OF 26N AND BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 KT N OF 26N LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 26N LATE. .WED...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-040330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST TUE JAN 03 2012 .TONIGHT...STRAITS OF FLORIDA N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 26N LATE. .WED...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...N OF 25N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS