000 FZNT24 KNHC 130255 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-130930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST THU JAN 12 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A FAST-MOVING COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE W BAY OF CAMPECHE GULF WILL EXIT THE AREA FRI AFTERNOON. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING IN BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BRING NEAR-GALE FORCE WINDS TO THE SW GULF TONIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH SAT...THEN SHIFT E SUN AND MON WHILE ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW GULF TUE. $$ GMZ080-130930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 715 930 PM CST THU JAN 12 2012 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 26N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-130930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST THU JAN 12 2012 .TONIGHT...W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. .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. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 20 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 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-130930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST THU JAN 12 2012 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. .SUN...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-130930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST THU JAN 12 2012 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 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. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .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...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL