000 FZNT24 KNHC 181432 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST MON JAN 18 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. GMZ089-182130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST MON JAN 18 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT E ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS TODAY THROUGH TUE ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO INCREASE OVER THE W GULF WED IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST THU. THE WEAK FRONT WILL REACH FROM PANAMA CITY FLORIDA TO THE FAR SW GULF THU NIGHT AND THEN SHIFT E EXTENDING FROM NAPLES FLORIDA TO THE NEAR 20N94W FRI NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-182130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST MON JAN 18 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE TUE NIGHT. E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE TUE NIGHT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT LATE WED NIGHT. .THU...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. $$ GMZ082-182130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST MON JAN 18 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON 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...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 FRONT LATE WED NIGHT...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 21N. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S 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 FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. W OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-182130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST MON JAN 18 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT TUE NIGHT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TUE AND TUE NIGHT. .WED...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N LATE WED NIGHT. .THU...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT...THEN BECOMING NW TO N 10 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT E OF FRONT AND BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-182130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST MON JAN 18 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 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 3 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...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 25N LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 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 FRONT 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT 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 FRONT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY