000 FZNT24 KNHC 132100 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST FRI JAN 13 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. GMZ089-140330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST FRI JAN 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS TO NE YUCATAN WILL CLEAR THE GULF OF MEXICO THIS EVENING. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH SAT...THEN SHIFT E SUN AND MON WHILE ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW GULF LATE TUE...EXTENDING FROM 28N83W TO 26N95W TO 21N97W BY LATE WED. $$ GMZ080-140330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST FRI JAN 13 2012 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. .WED...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-140330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST FRI JAN 13 2012 .TONIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 95W NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 22N E OF 95W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 22N W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N OF 23N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ084-140330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST FRI JAN 13 2012 .TONIGHT...S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-140330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST FRI JAN 13 2012 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA SUN. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA SUN. .MON...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN