000 FZNT24 KNHC 311430 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST TUE JAN 31 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. GMZ089-312130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST TUE JAN 31 2012 .SYNOPSIS...MODERATE SE RETURN FLOW WILL PREVAIL OVER THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH WED. A WEAK TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WED AND DRIFT E OF THE AREA THU. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY SAT FOLLOWED BY STRONG HIGH PRES. $$ GMZ080-312130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST TUE JAN 31 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 28N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 28N. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTM ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-312130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST TUE JAN 31 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N E OF 94W SHIFTING NE TO E TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS 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 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...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ084-312130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST TUE JAN 31 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N E OF 89W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 28N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 25N. .WED...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N. .WED NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND TROUGH NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 26N SE TO S. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. $$ GMZ086-312130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST TUE JAN 31 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON 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. .WED...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N 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 N OF 27N. .THU...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .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. AREAS OF RAIN N OF 26N. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL