000 FZNT24 KNHC 141446 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST SAT JAN 14 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. GMZ089-142130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST SAT JAN 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE NW GULF WATERS WILL SHIFT NE OF AREA SUN. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER THE NW WATERS TONIGHT AND SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF MON. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF LATE TUE...AND REACH FROM THE FL BIG BEND REGION TO NE MEXICO EARLY WED...AND FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WED NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-142130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST SAT JAN 14 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW WATERS. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-142130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST SAT JAN 14 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 22N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS SW WATERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 22N E OF 95W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 22N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS SW WATERS. .MON...N OF 23N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS SW WATERS. .WED...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ084-142130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST SAT JAN 14 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 24N WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS YUCATAN PASSAGE. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. FROM 27N TO 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL S OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR NW WATERS. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N WATERS. .WED...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ086-142130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST SAT JAN 14 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...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 20 TO 25 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA SUN. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN FLORIDA STRAITS. .SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON NIGHT. S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW WATERS. .WED...N OF 26N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ FORECASTER AL/NELSON