000 FZNT24 KNHC 181359 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST TUE JAN 18 2011 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. GMZ089-182130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST TUE JAN 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW WATERS TODAY REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT THEN WASH OUT OVER THE SE GULF THU NIGHT. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF THU AFTERNOON...EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA FRI MORNING...AND MOVE SE OF AREA SAT MORNING. $$ GMZ080-182130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST TUE JAN 18 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...SOUTHERLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO THE N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT BY SUNRISE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE TO S WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT WED NIGHT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-182130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST TUE JAN 18 2011 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 95W THU NIGHT INTO FRI... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 23N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 22N WED NIGHT. .THU...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT THU NIGHT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...THEN NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...S OF 23N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. E OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT NIGHT. $$ GMZ084-182130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST TUE JAN 18 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE BEHIND FRONT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT AHEAD OF FRONT THU NIGHT AND NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...E OF FRONT S TO SW 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 23N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE N OF 26N AND 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL S OF 26N. $$ GMZ086-182130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST TUE JAN 18 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT EXTREME NW WATERS LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N LATE. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N LATE. $$ FORECASTER NELSON