000 FZNT24 KNHC 090854 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST MON JAN 09 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. GMZ089-091530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST MON JAN 09 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF MON REACHING FROM SOUTH-CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE MORNING...FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE N CENTRAL YUCATAN PENINSULA WED MORNING...THEN MOVING E OF THE GULF LATE WED. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF THU AND QUICKLY MOVE THROUGH GULF WATERS...MERGING WITH THE FIRST FRONT EAST OF THE AREA ON FRI. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS MAY OCCUR BEHIND THE REINFORCING FRONT OVER THE SW GULF BY THU. $$ GMZ080-091530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST MON JAN 09 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 94W TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT TUE NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED...W OF 94W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT LATE. E OF 94W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART LATE. .THU...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT LATE. E OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THEN BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N AND TO 1 TO 3 FT N OF 27N LATE. $$ GMZ082-091530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST MON JAN 09 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...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 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT TUE NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED...W OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W THEN BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. $$ GMZ084-091530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST MON JAN 09 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING S N OF 26N TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT N OF 25N AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. $$ GMZ086-091530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST MON JAN 09 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N AND 4 TO 5 FT S OF 26N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N TUE NIGHT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 20 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT... THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N LATE. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. $$ FORECASTER GR