000 FZNT24 KNHC 311120 AAA OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...UPDATED NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 520 AM CST TUE JAN 31 2012 UPDATED SW GULF ZONE 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. GMZ089-311530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 520 AM CST TUE JAN 31 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 COAST TONIGHT AND DRIFT E OF THE AREA THU. THE NEXT COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE FRI NIGHT INTO EARLY SAT FOLLOWED BY STRONG HIGH PRES. $$ GMZ080-311530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 520 AM CST TUE JAN 31 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 28N...AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 28N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. .FRI...WINDS BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTM ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-311530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 520 AM CST TUE JAN 31 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N E OF 94W SHIFTING TO NE TO E TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 92W AND N OF 22N E OF 92W. .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 TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION BEHIND FRONT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ084-311530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 520 AM CST TUE JAN 31 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N E OF 89W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 28N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 25N. .WED...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. .WED NIGHT...N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND TROUGH NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY...THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 26N SE TO S. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. $$ GMZ086-311530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W...UPDATED 520 AM CST TUE JAN 31 2012 UPDATED WINDS TODAY AND TONIGHT .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 24N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOALTED SHOWERS. .WED...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N. .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 TO SW WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N EARLY. .FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 26N INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT S OF 26N BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N. AREAS OF RAIN N OF 26N. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE