000 FZNT24 KNHC 092109 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-100330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST MON JAN 09 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF TONIGHT 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. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT SAT. $$ GMZ080-100330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST MON JAN 09 2012 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT W OF 93W AND 15 TO 20 KT E OF 93W TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT W OF 93W TUE NIGHT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 94W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT WED NIGHT. E OF 94W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART WED NIGHT. .THU...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. E OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-100330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST MON JAN 09 2012 .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 TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...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. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT WED NIGHT. E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT WED NIGHT. .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...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT S OF 23N W OF 94W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT S OF 23N W OF 94W. E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-100330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST MON JAN 09 2012 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT N OF 25N AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 N OF 25N...AND BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT S OF 25N WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WED NIGHT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT AHEAD OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-100330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST MON JAN 09 2012 .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 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 AND WED NIGHT...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 NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY