000 FZNT24 KNHC 300904 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST MON JAN 30 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. GMZ089-301530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST MON JAN 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER ALABAMA WILL MOVE EASTWARD AND OFF THE SE U.S. COAST TONIGHT ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO SET UP OVER THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH LATE WED. A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT NE ACROSS THE NW AND MIDDLE GULF TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE FRI NIGHT FOLLOWED BY FRESH TO STRONG WINDS. $$ GMZ080-301530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST MON JAN 30 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 93W SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 94W SHIFTING TO SE TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-301530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST MON JAN 30 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 W OF 95W NW 15 TO 20 KT. 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 TO 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. $$ GMZ084-301530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST MON JAN 30 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER N AND CENTRAL PORTIONS .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. $$ GMZ086-301530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST MON JAN 30 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 25N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. AREAS OF RAIN N OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 27N. .THU...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER N PORTION. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE