000 FZNT24 KNHC 122100 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-130330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST THU JAN 12 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT OVER THE FAR SE WATERS WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH FRI. A STRONG COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE SW TO INLAND NE MEXICO WILL RACE SE TO THE SE GULF BY EARLY FRI...AND EXIT THE AREA FRI AFTERNOON. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING IN BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BRING GALE FORCE WINDS TO THE SW GULF BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT WITH POSSIBLE BRIEF GUSTS IN THE FAR W PORTION OF THE NW GULF. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH SAT. THE HIGH WILL SHIFT EASTWARD AND STRENGTHEN SUN AND MON ALLOWING FOR YET ANOTHER COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE NW GULF TUE. $$ GMZ080-130330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 715 330 PM CST THU JAN 12 2012 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY...THEN DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT S OF 27N AND TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 2O KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI NIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT N OF 28N SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT N OF 26N...AND SW 10 TO 15 KT S OF 26N EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ082-130330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST THU JAN 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING W OF 96W... .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 96W BECOMING NW TO N AND INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT W OF 96W BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 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. ISOLATED SHOWERS S PART. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...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. .TUE...N OF 22N SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-130330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST THU JAN 12 2012 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 87W INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF 87W BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR SE PART EARLY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...WINDS DIMINISHING TO N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR S PART. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. .SUN...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO SW FAR NW PART. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-130330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST THU JAN 12 2012 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT EARLY...THEN SHIFTING TO NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. .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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N EARLY FRI. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...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. .TUE...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE