000 FZNT24 KNHC 202123 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST FRI JAN 20 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. GMZ089-210330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST FRI JAN 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES OFF TEXAS COAST SAT...STALLS OVER THE NW GULF COAST LATE SAT...THEN DRIFTS N OF THE AREA SAT NIGHT. SECOND COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NW GULF LATE SUN...REACHES FROM 30N86W TO 23N98W MON MORNING...STALLS FROM W CENTRAL FLORIDA TO S TEXAS BY EARLY TUE...BEFORE LIFTING N AND BECOMING DIFFUSE LATE TUE. SE RETURN FLOW INCREASES ACROSS THE GULF TUE...AHEAD OF A DEVELOPING LOW PRES SHIFTING FROM S TEXAS TO LOUISIANA LATE TUE AND WED. STRONG N WINDS FOLLOW A TRAILING COLD FRONT OVER THE FAR WESTERN GULF THROUGH LATE WED. $$ GMZ080-210330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST FRI JAN 20 2012 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW LATE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING NW TO N BEHIND FRONT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-210330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST FRI JAN 20 2012 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W SE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 20N AND SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-210330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST FRI JAN 20 2012 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AN SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT ENTIRE AREA. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-210330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST FRI JAN 20 2012 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN