000 FZNT24 KNHC 110857 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST WED JAN 11 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. GMZ089-111530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST WED JAN 11 2012 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA NEAR 21N90W THEN ALONG THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL REACH THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA THIS MORNING...THEN MOVE ACROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA TONIGHT WHILE WEAKENING. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF THU THEN QUICKLY MOVE ACROSS THE GULF AND EXIT BY LATE FRI. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH SUN. $$ GMZ080-111530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST WED JAN 11 2012 .TODAY...W OF 94W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT... BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N LATE. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 5 TO 5 FT S OF 27N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. .SUN...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-111530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST WED JAN 11 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EARLY THEN BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NW WINDS 20 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL N OF 21N AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 21N. SCATTERED SHOWERS SW PART. .SAT...E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ084-111530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST WED JAN 11 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 26N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S PART. .SAT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT N OF 28N. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. $$ GMZ086-111530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST WED JAN 11 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT SHIFTING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 26N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N LATE. .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. .SUN...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT N OF 28N. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $ FORECASTER GR