000 FZNT24 KNHC 310319 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM 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. GMZ089-310930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST MON JAN 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES MOVING OFF THE SE U.S. COAST WILL ALLOW FOR MODERATE SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH WED. A WEAK TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHERN COASTAL WATERS TUE NIGHT AND DRIFT E OF THE AREA THU. THE NEXT COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST EARLY SAT FOLLOWED BY FRESH TO STRONG N BREEZE. $$ GMZ080-310930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST MON JAN 30 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ082-310930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST MON JAN 30 2012 .TONIGHT...N OF 22N E OF 96W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 22N E OF 96W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF 96W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 93W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE TO E S OF 22N E OF 94W TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 93W TUE. .WED AND WED NIGHT...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. .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 SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ084-310930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST MON JAN 30 2012 .TONIGHT...S OF 25N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...FROM 23N TO 27N E OF 89W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .WED...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. .WED NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N. .FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. $$ GMZ086-310930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST MON JAN 30 2012 .TONIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .THU...N OF 26N S WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING SW AHEAD OF TROUGH AND N TO NE BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N EARLY. .FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER