000 FZNT24 KNHC 260319 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST WED JAN 25 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. GMZ089-260930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST WED JAN 25 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 29N95W TO 23N98W. FRESH TO STRONG SLY WINDS ARE NOTED AHEAD OF THIS FRONT FORECAST TO REACH FROM SOUTH-CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO LATER TONIGHT... FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA THU NIGHT... AND FROM S FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL FRI NIGHT...THEN EXIT THE REGION SAT. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING N OF THE AREA ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. THIS WEEKEND WILL BRING FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS TO THE NE GULF LATE SUN INTO MON. $$ GMZ080-260930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST WED JAN 25 2012 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR TSTMS. .THU...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI..N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-260930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST WED JAN 25 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 8 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI NIGHT. .SAT...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 21N LATE. $$ GMZ084-260930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST WED JAN 25 2012 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. .SAT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N OF 26N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ086-260930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST WED JAN 25 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT W OF FRONT AND 2 TO 4 FT E OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...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. .MON...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR