000 FZNT24 KNHC 130215 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST WED JAN 12 2011 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. GMZ089-130930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST WED JAN 12 2011 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT HAS MOVED INTO EXTREME NW CARIBBEAN THIS EVENING. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS SE ACROSS THE GULF BEHIND THE FRONT AND PRODUCE STRONG N TO NE WINDS THROUGH THU MORNING...THEN BEGIN TO DECREASE FROM NW TO SE THU THROUGH FRI MORNING. SE RETURN FLOW WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED IN THE WESTERN GULF LATE FRI THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS HIGH PRES REMAINS JUST NE OF THE BASIN. $$ GMZ080-130930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST SUN JAN 09 2011 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST SW. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-130930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST WED JAN 12 2011 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE BAY OF CAMPECHE. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 94W. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 23N LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 12 FT LATE. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...W OF E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N OF 22N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-130930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST WED JAN 12 2011 .TONIGHT...S OF 27N NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 10 FT LATE. .FRI...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-130930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST WED JAN 12 2011 .TONIGHT AND THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 30 KT S OF 26N. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. .THU NIGHT...N OF 26N NE 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N AND 4 TO 5 FT S OF 26N. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT N OF 26N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 26N. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING