000 FZNT24 KNHC 112035 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-120330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST WED JAN 11 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM APALACHICOLA TO THE NORTHERN YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL MOVE ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF WATERS TODAY...AND REACH THE FAR SE WATERS EARLY TONIGHT WHERE IT WILL STALL AND WEAKEN INTO THU EVENING. A SECOND AND STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF LATE TONIGHT...AND QUICKLY MOVE ACROSS THE GULF AND EXIT BY LATE FRI. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH SUN AND SHIFT EASTWARD LATE SUN AND MON. $$ GMZ080-120330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST WED JAN 11 2012 .TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT W OF 92W DIMINISHING TO N TO NE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT W OF 92W SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT AND TO 5 TO 6 FT FAR W OF 95W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT ...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT N OF 27N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. .SUN...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON...S OF 27N W OF 95W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-120330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST WED JAN 11 2012 .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...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 THU NIGHT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT N 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 21N W OF 95W NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL N OF 21N SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON...AND TO 5 TO 6 FT S OF 21N. SCATTERED SHOWERS SW PART. .SAT...E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 20 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. .MON...N OF 23N W OF 94W WINDS BECOMING SE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-120330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST WED JAN 11 2012 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT... HIGHEST N OF 28N. FROM 24N TO 26N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 24N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS SE OF LINE FROM 26N85W TO 23N90W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...THEN BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S PART. .SAT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT N OF 28N 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. .MON...WINDS SHIFTING TO E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF 25N...AND BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N. $$ GMZ086-120330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST WED JAN 11 2012 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY...THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE...EXCEPT OVER FAR SE PART SW 10 TO 15 KT EARLY. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N WINDS SHIFTING TO SW 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT AND NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 26N FRI NIGHT. 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. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 25N...AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 25N. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE