000 FZNT24 KNHC 151451 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-152130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST SUN JAN 15 2012 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OF 1031 MB CENTERED JUST SE OF LOUISIANA WILL SHIFT NE AND STRENGTHEN THROUGH TUE ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO SET UP OVER THE WESTERN GULF AND SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH TUE. THIS WILL OCCUR IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO ENTER THE NW GULF LATE TUE AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING. THE FRONT WILL QUICKLY REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA SW TO NE MEXICO BY EARLY WED...FROM TAMPA FLORIDA SW TO 25N89W TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WED EVENING...THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT BECOMES STATIONARY INTO THU BEFORE LIFTING BACK N AS A WARM FRONT. $$ GMZ080-152130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST SUN JAN 15 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N E OF 93W VARIABLE 5TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT N OF 28N E OF 93W 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SE INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF 93W...AND 3 TO 5 FT E OF 93W BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER NW PORTION. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT IN EARLY EVENING INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED...WINDS BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR S PORTION EARLY. .THU...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 27N E. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N...AND TO 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL S OF 27N. $$ GMZ082-152130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST SUN JAN 15 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 93W NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT E OF 93W 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS W OF 94W...AND S OF 22N E OF 94W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N E OF 93W NE TO E. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 21N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR NW PART LATE. .WED...WINDS BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 22N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 22N EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO TO 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT S OF 22N...AND NW TO N DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT W OF 95W. ISOLATED SHOWERS OVER FAR N AND W PORTIONS. $$ GMZ084-152130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST SUN JAN 15 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. .TONIGHT...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF 88W E TO SE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 87W SE TO S. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 87W E TO SE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER N PORTION. .WED...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 25N...AND SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 25N. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ086-152130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST SUN JAN 15 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE S OF FRONT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE