000 FZNT24 KNHC 280929 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST SAT JAN 28 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. GMZ089-281530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST SAT JAN 28 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT OVER THE FAR SE WATERS WILL SLOWLY DISSIPATE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. HIGH PRES CENTERED JUST SE OF LOUISIANA WILL BE REPLACED BY STRONGER HIGH PRES THAT BEGINS TO BUILD ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING. THE HIGH PRES AREA WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD E ACROSS THE GULF INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK BRINGING FRESH TO STRONG NE TO E WINDS TO THE EASTERN PORTION SUN THROUGH MON. SLY RETURN FLOW THEN SETS UP OVER THE NW GULF LATE MON THROUGH WED. $$ GMZ080-281530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST SAT JAN 28 2012 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 2O KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PART INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EARLY...THEN BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT S OF 27N E OF 93W BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SUN NIGHT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-281530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST SAT JAN 28 2012 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT W OF 94W...AND NE 15 TO 20 KT E OF 94W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT E OF 94W BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT N OF 22N E OF 93W BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUN NIGHT. .MON...N OF 21N E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 21N W OF 95W WINDS E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 21N 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-281530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST SAT JAN 28 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N TONIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT S OF 26N TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT S OF 26N SUN NIGHT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N...AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 27N IN NE SWELL. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-281530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST SAT JAN 28 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT...EXCEPT IN THE FAR SE PART S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT TODAY BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 25N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT ....EXCEPT S OF 26N BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SUN NIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 25N. .MON...NE WINDS 2O TO 25 KT...EXCEPT N OF 26N DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 26N...AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 26N. .TUE...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT N OF 27N SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE