000 FZNT24 KNHC 260922 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST THU JAN 26 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. GMZ089-261530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST THU JAN 26 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 30N92W TO 20N97W. FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ARE NOTED ON EITHER SIDE OF THE FRONT WHICH WILL REACH FROM PENSACOLA FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA THU NIGHT... AND WILL STALL FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL BY FRI NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING N OF THE AREA ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. THIS WEEKEND WILL BRING FRESH TO MODERATE N TO NE WINDS TO THE GULF SUN...PUSHING THE FRONT SE OF THE AREA BY MON. $$ GMZ080-261530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST THU JAN 26 2012 .TODAY...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .FRI..N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 KT W OF 94W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-261530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST THU JAN 26 2012 .TODAY...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 4 TO 6 FT N OF 22N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 22N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-261530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST THU JAN 26 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING SW AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N OF 26N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 28N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ086-261530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST THU JAN 26 2012 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N SE TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SW AHEAD OF FRONT. 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...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 25N AND 6 TO 9 FT S OF 25N. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER