000 FZNT24 KNHC 270928 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST FRI JAN 27 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. GMZ089-271530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST FRI JAN 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM APALACHICOLA FLORIDA SW TO THE NW YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL REACH FROM FORT MYERS FLORIDA TO NE YUCATAN PENINSULA BY EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN STALL AND WEAKEN FROM FLORIDA KEYS TO ACROSS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL TO NE YUCATAN PENINSULA SAT AND SAT NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING N OF THE AREA ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. THIS WEEKEND WILL THEN PUSH THE WEAKENING FRONT A LITTLE S TO VICINITY W CUBA AND YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN. THE HIGH WILL BRING FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS TO THE EASTERN GULF SUN AND MON. SLY RETURN FLOW WILL THEN SET UP OVER THE NW GULF LATE MON INTO TUE. $$ GMZ080-271530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST FRI JAN 27 2012 .TODAY...E OF 94W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT..SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT OVER NW PORTION INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT S OF 27N. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-271530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST FRI JAN 27 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS SE PART. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT NIGHT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N OF 21N E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 21N W OF 94W WINDS E TO SE 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT OVER NW PORTION SE INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 20N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N. $$ GMZ084-271530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST FRI JAN 27 2012 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT FRONT NW 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT FAR SE PART. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR SE PART. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT...AND TO 7 TO 9 FT S OF 26N LATE. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N...AND 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 27N. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N...AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 27N. $$ GMZ086-271530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST FRI JAN 27 2012 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO N 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON... SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT 5 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND WITHIN 150 NM SE OF FRONT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT SE OF FRONT S 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT S OF 27N BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N...AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 27N. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N...AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 27N. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE