000 FZNT24 KNHC 071438 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-072130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST SAT JAN 07 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRES EXTENDS ALONG 26N FROM A HIGH CENTERED OVER FLORIDA. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE MAJORITY OF THE GULF THROUGH SUN. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF MON REACHING FROM SW LOUISIANA TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE MORNING...FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WED MORNING...MOVING E OF THE GULF LATE WED. $$ GMZ080-072130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST SAT JAN 07 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN NIGHT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED...W OF 94W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. E OF 94W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. $$ GMZ082-072130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST SAT JAN 07 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON 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 NIGHT. .MON...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. 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 10 TO 15 LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. $$ GMZ084-072130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST SAT JAN 07 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT SUN NIGHT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT N OF 25N AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 25N. WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ086-072130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST SAT JAN 07 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON 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 TO NE TO E TONIGHT. 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 ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY