000 FZNT24 KNHC 150836 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST SUN JAN 15 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. GMZ089-151530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST SUN JAN 15 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH OVER THE SW BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL MOVE INLAND MEXICO EARLY MON. HIGH PRES OVER MISSISSIPPI DELTA WILL SHIFT NE OF THE AREA TODAY AS SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETS UP OVER THE NW WATERS AND SPREADS E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF WATERS MON. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF LATE TUE...AND REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND BAY OF CAMPECHE WED...THEN STALLS ALONG 25N WED NIGHT. REMNANTS OF THE FRONT WILL LIFT N THU. $$ GMZ080-151530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST SUN JAN 15 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW WATERS. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-151530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST SUN JAN 15 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SW OF TROUGH NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 24N E OF TROUGH NE TO WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .WED...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 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...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT BAY OF CAMPECHE. $$ GMZ084-151530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST SUN JAN 15 2012 .TODAY...N OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL S OF 26N. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N WATERS. .WED...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ086-151530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST SUN JAN 15 2012 .TODAY...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. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 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 TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE THUS NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON