000 FZNT24 KNHC 250254 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST TUE JAN 24 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. GMZ089-250930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST TUE JAN 24 2012 .SYNOPSIS...SE RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AND WED WED AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS OVER TEXAS. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF WED AFTERNOON...EXTEND FROM LOUISIANA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE THU...FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL FRI...AND EXIT THE REGION SAT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. $$ GMZ080-250930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST TUE JAN 24 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING S TO SW AHEAD OF FRONT THEN W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N. $$ GMZ082-250930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST TUE JAN 24 2012 .TONIGHT...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 21N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING N BEHIND FRONT WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 21N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ084-250930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST TUE JAN 24 2012 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ086-250930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST TUE JAN 24 2012 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 25N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 26N THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PART EARLY. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR