000 FZNT24 KNHC 091432 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST MON JAN 09 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. GMZ089-092130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST MON JAN 09 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF LATER TODAY REACHING FROM SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE MORNING...FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE N CENTRAL YUCATAN PENINSULA WED MORNING...THEN MOVING E OF THE GULF LATE WED. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF THU QUICKLY MOVING THROUGH GULF WATERS AND EXITING BY LATE FRI. $$ GMZ080-092130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST MON JAN 09 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 93W TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT W OF 93W TUE NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED...W OF 94W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT LATE. E OF 94W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART LATE. .THU...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. E OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N AND TO 1 TO 3 FT N OF 27N LATE. $$ GMZ082-092130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST MON JAN 09 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...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 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT TUE NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED...W OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W THEN BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. $$ GMZ084-092130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST MON JAN 09 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT N OF 25N AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 N OF 25N AND BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT S OF 25N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. $$ GMZ086-092130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST MON JAN 09 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 26N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N TUE NIGHT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 20 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT... THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N LATE. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY