000 FZNT24 KNHC 271525 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-272130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST FRI JAN 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 29N83W TO NE YUCATAN PENINSULA REACH FROM FORT MYERS FLORIDA TO NE YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY TONIGHT...THEN STALL AND WEAKEN FROM FLORIDA KEYS TO NE YUCATAN PENINSULA SAT AND SAT NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILD N OF AREA ACROSS SE U.S. SAT AND PUSH WEAKENING FRONT S OVER CUBA SUN. HIGH PRES BRING FRESH TO STRONG NE BREEZE TO EASTERN GULF SUN AND MON. FRESH SLY RETURN FLOW SETS OVER NW GULF LATE MON AND TUE. $$ GMZ080-272130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST FRI JAN 27 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E OF 92W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT W OF 93W AND 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 93W. .TONIGHT...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT W OF 95W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT S OF 27N. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-272130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST FRI JAN 27 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 95W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 95W E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS SE PART. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT SAT NIGHT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N OF 21N E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 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 INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 20N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N. $$ GMZ084-272130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST FRI JAN 27 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT AND TO 9 FT S OF 26N LATE. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N AND TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 27N. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N AND TO 8 FT S OF 27N. $$ GMZ086-272130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST FRI JAN 27 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NW AT 20 KT BEHIND FRONT THEN BECOMING N AT 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG AND WITHIN 150 NM SE OF FRONT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 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 INCREASING TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT LATE. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N AND TO 8 FT S OF 27N. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N AND TO 8 FT S OF 27N. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES