000 FZNT24 KNHC 172136 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST TUE JAN 17 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. GMZ089-2130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST TUE JAN 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO SW GULF WILL SHIFT EASTWARD THROUGH WED NIGHT ALLOWING FOR A COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE NW GULF EARLY THIS EVENING. THE FRONT WILL WILL QUICKLY REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NW BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY WED MORNING...FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE WED NIGHT...THEN STALL BRIEFLY OVER THE SOUTHERN WATERS THU. THE FRONT WILL LIFT BACK N AS A WARM FRONT THU NIGHT AND FRI IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO REACH EASTERN TEXAS SAT AND STALL INTO SUN. $$ GMZ080-180330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST TUE JAN 17 2012 .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WED NIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N...AND 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL S OF 27N. .FRI...WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N OF 27N S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-180330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST TUE JAN 17 2012 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E OF 95W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 22N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 22N. W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...N OF 22N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-180330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST TUE JAN 17 2012 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF 26N BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL S OF 27N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-180330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST TUE JAN 17 2012 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT OVER THE FAR NW PART BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT...THEN BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE THU NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .FRI...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...EXCEPT S OF 25N 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE