000 FZNT24 KNHC 231508 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST MON JAN 23 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. GMZ089-232130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH TUE. SE RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE TUE NIGHT AND WED AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS OVER TEXAS. A COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE TEXAS COAST WED NIGHT...EXTEND FROM LOUISIANA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE THU...AND FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE FRI. $$ GMZ080-232130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT W OF 96W TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N PART. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW TO N BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-232130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ084-232130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-232130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL