000 FZNT24 KNHC 150300 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM 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. GMZ089-150930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST SAT JAN 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE NW GULF WILL SHIFT NE OF THE AREA SUN. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER THE NW WATERS LATE TONIGHT AND SPREAD EASTWARD ACROSS THE GULF MON. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF LATE TUE...AND REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NE MEXICO EARLY WED...FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WED NIGHT AND FROM S FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN THU MORNING. THE FRONT WILL THEN STALL AND LIFT NORTHWARD THROUGH THU NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-150930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST SAT JAN 14 2012 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW WATERS. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-150930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST SAT JAN 14 2012 .TONIGHT...S OF 22N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 22N E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .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. .MON AND MON NIGHT...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. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .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. .THU...E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-150930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST SAT JAN 14 2012 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL S OF 26N. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N WATERS. .WED...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-150930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST SAT JAN 14 2012 .TONIGHT AND 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. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .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 AND MON NIGHT...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. .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. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL