000 FZNT24 KNHC 300310 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST SUN JAN 29 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. GMZ089-300930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST SUN JAN 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS TO NW YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT INTO MON. STRONG HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER MISSISSIPPI WILL MOVE EASTWARD AND OFF THE SE U.S. COAST MON NIGHT ALLOWING FOR SLY RETURN FLOW TO SET UP OVER THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH THU. THE NEXT COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE FRI FOLLOWED BY FRESH TO STRONG WINDS. $$ GMZ080-300930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST SUN JAN 29 2012 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING E TO SE W OF 95W LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 93W SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE TO S LATE. SEAS $$ GMZ082-300930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST SUN JAN 29 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 21N E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 21N W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW WINDS 20 KT W OF 95W. SEAS SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 21N E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-300930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST SUN JAN 29 2012 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. $$ GMZ086-300930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST SUN JAN 29 2012 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PART. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT S OF 25N. SEAS 2TO 3 FT N OF 27N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N. $$ FORECASTER GR