000 FZNT24 KNHC 072109 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-080330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST SAT JAN 07 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRES EXTENDS ALONG 26N FROM A HIGH CENTERED OVER FLORIDA WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW OVER THE MAJORITY OF THE GULF PERSISTING THROUGH SUN. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF MON REACHING FROM SW LOUISIANA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE MORNING THEN FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WED MORNING...MOVING E OF THE GULF LATE WED. A REINFORCING SURGE OF NORTHERLY WINDS WILL MOVE INTO THE W GULF THU. $$ GMZ080-080330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST SAT JAN 07 2012 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SUN AFTERNOON. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED...W OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL. E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. .THU...W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-080330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST SAT JAN 07 2012 .TONIGHT 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 7 FT SUN NIGHT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...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 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N... BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 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 BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT 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 2 TO 4 FT LATE. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-080330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST SAT JAN 07 2012 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SUN NIGHT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT N OF 25N AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-080330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST SAT JAN 07 2012 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 26N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 26N SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .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...THEN BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT...THEN SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY