000 FZNT24 KNHC 070854 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST SAT JAN 07 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. GMZ089-071530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST SAT JAN 07 2012 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES NEAR 26N82W WILL SHIFT E TODAY WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW EXPANDING FROM THE W TO THE CENTRAL GULF. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF MON REACHING FROM SOUTH-CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO NEAR VERACRUZ MEXICO TUE MORNING...AND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA TUE NIGHT...MOVING E OF THE GULF LATE WED. $$ GMZ080-071530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST SAT JAN 07 2012 .TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE TO S SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 94W LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED...W OF 94W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ082-071530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST SAT JAN 07 2012 .TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N... BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. $$ GMZ084-071530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST SAT JAN 07 2012 .TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE AT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT N OF 25N E OF FRONT...THEN SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 25N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ086-071530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST SAT JAN 07 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE TO E AT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 25N AT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT S OF 26N. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N LATE. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ FORECASTER GR