000 FZNT24 KNHC 120920 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST THU JAN 12 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. GMZ089-121530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST THU JAN 12 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT ACROSS SE PORTION WILL STALL AND WEAKEN THROUGH TONIGHT. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT IS JUST MOVING INTO THE FAR NW PORTION OF THE GULF. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NE MEXICO THIS MORNING AND FROM N FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS EVENING...EXITING THE GULF WATERS ON FRI. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR BEHIND THE FRONT OVER THE SW GULF THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH SUN. $$ GMZ080-121530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST THU JAN 12 2012 .TODAY...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 2O KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI NIGHT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT N OF 28N. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-121530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST THU JAN 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW TO N AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT BEHIND 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 SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT FRI NIGHT. 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 SE WINDS 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. $$ GMZ084-121530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST THU JAN 12 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE AND N 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S PART. .SAT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. .SUN...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ086-121530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST THU JAN 12 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 W TO NW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .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 FRI NIGHT. .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 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 25N AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 25N. $$ FORECASTER GR