000 FZNT24 KNHC 250921 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST WED JAN 25 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. GMZ089-251530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST WED JAN 25 2012 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG SE RETURN FLOW WILL ENVELOPE THE GULF TODAY AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS OVER TEXAS. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF WED AFTERNOON...EXTEND FROM LOUISIANA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE THU...FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL FRI...AND EXIT THE REGION SAT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. $$ GMZ080-251530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST WED JAN 25 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING S TO SW AHEAD OF FRONT BECOMING W TO NW WINDS 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N. $$ GMZ082-251530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST WED JAN 25 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 20N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 20N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ084-251530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST WED JAN 25 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT THU NIGHT AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ086-251530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST WED JAN 25 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 26N THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PART EARLY. .SUN...N WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER