000 FZNT24 KNHC 190916 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST TUE JAN 19 2010 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. GMZ089-191530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST TUE JAN 19 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT E ACROSS NE WATERS THROUGH TONIGHT ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO INCREASE OVER THE W GULF WED IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT FRONTAL TROUGH WHICH WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY THU AND REACH FROM NEW ORLEANS TO T22N96W THU NIGHT AND FROM TAMPA BAY TO 25N89W FRI NIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING SAT. ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST SAT NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-191530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST TUE JAN 19 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE TUE NIGHT. E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE TUE NIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW WED NIGHT SHIFTING TO THE NW BEHIND FRONT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONTAL TROUGH. .THU...W OF FRONTAL TROUGH W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. E OF FRONTAL TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONTAL TROUGH. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-191530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST TUE JAN 19 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 21N LATE TUE NIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT W OF FRONT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 21N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF FRONTAL TROUGH LATE WED NIGHT...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 21N. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONTAL TROUGH. .THU...E OF FRONTAL TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 21N SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 21N. W OF FRONTAL TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONTAL TROUGH. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 23N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT N OF 23N LATE. $$ GMZ084-191530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST TUE JAN 19 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT TUE AND TUE NIGHT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TUE AND TUE NIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONTAL TROUGH DIMINISHING TO NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT E OF FRONTAL TROUGH AND BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONTAL TROUGH. .FRI...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT EARLY. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. $$ GMZ086-191530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST TUE JAN 19 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN W SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT LATE TUE NIGHT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE WED NIGHT. .THU...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONTAL TROUGH LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONTAL TROUGH. .FRI...NW OF FRONTAL TROUGH W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. SE OF FRONTAL TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONTAL TROUGH. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER