000
FZNT24 KNHC 270255
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST THU JAN 26 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. 

GMZ089-270930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 PM CST THU JAN 26 2012

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM MOBILE BAY TO THE CENTRAL 
BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL REACH FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO YUCATAN 
PENINSULA LATE TONIGHT...FROM SW FLORIDA TO YUCATAN CHANNEL FRI 
NIGHT...THEN STALL AND WEAKEN FROM FLORIDA KEYS TO YUCATAN 
CHANNEL SAT. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING N OF THE AREA ACROSS THE 
SOUTHEASTERN U.S. THIS WEEKEND WILL BRING FRESH TO STRONG NE 
WINDS TO THE EASTERN GULF SUN AND MON. SLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET 
UP OVER THE NW GULF LATE MON INTO TUE.

$$
GMZ080-270930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS 
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 PM CST THU JAN 26 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT W OF 94W 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF 94W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 94W.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 
5 TO 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 94W...AND 2 TO 4 FT W 
OF 94W...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT ENTIRE AREA FRI NIGHT. 
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT W OF 95W 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT S OF 27N.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
 
$$
GMZ082-270930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST THU JAN 26 2012

.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT S OF 
21N W OF 94W DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL.
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT 
W OF 95W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT.
.MON... N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL 
E OF 95W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 95W. S OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT NW PART 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.

$$
GMZ084-270930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
930 PM CST THU JAN 26 2012

.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING W TO NW 20 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 24N. WINDS AND 
SEAS HIGHER NEAR TSTMS.
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL.
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 
KT N OF 27N SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. 
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT S OF 27N LATE. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N...AND 
7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 27N.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N...AND 
5 TO 8 FT S OF 27N.

$$
GMZ086-270930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
930 PM CST THU JAN 26 2012
 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 
KT N OF 27N SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT S OF 27N LATE.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 25N. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N...AND 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 27N.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 24N. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N...AND 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 27N.

$$
FORECASTER GR