000 FZNT24 KNHC 101526 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST TUE JAN 10 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. GMZ089-102130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST TUE JAN 10 2012 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO 25N92W TO SW BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL REACH FROM THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT...FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE N CENTRAL YUCATAN PENINSULA WED MORNING...THEN MOVE ACROSS S FLORIDA AND THE FAR SE WATERS WED NIGHT INTO THU WHILE WEAKENING. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF THU...THEN QUICKLY MOVE ACROSS THE AREA AND EXITING BY LATE FRI. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GULF IN ITS WAKE. $$ GMZ080-102130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST TUE JAN 10 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 91W EARLY. AREAS OF RAIN ELSEWHERE SE OF LINE FROM 30N93W TO 26N97W. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT S OF 27N DIMINISHING TO W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT S OF 27N SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 94W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... SHIFTING S TO SW WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT... SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART WED NIGHT. .THU...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT N OF 27N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING NW TO N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. $$ GMZ082-102130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST TUE JAN 10 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. AREAS OF RAIN BEHIND FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 94W WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT ...AND 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...AND N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ084-102130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST TUE JAN 10 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING W 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT ...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N W 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT AND SW 15 TO 20 KT FAR SE PART WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT N OF 27N 6 TO 8 FT AND 3 TO 5 FT FAR SE PART WED. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .THU...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...AND N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT N OF 27N SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 8 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. $$ GMZ086-102130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST TUE JAN 10 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 27N BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE TONIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING TO W TO NW AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND NEAR FRONT. .THU...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...AND TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND NEAR FRONT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. .SAT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE