000 FZNT24 KNHC 182123 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-190330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST MON JAN 18 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT E ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS TONIGHT 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...FROM TAMPA FLORIDA TO 23N92W FRI NIGHT...AND E OF THE AREA BY EARLY SAT. ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE SAT. $$ GMZ080-190330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST MON JAN 18 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE TUE NIGHT. E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE TUE NIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW WED NIGHT...THEN BECOMING W TO NW W OF FRONT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-190330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST MON JAN 18 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 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 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 FRONT 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 FRONT. .FRI...E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT AND W OF FRONT SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT 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. $$ GMZ084-190330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST MON JAN 18 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT TUE AND TUE NIGHT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TUE AND TUE NIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE WED NIGHT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N LATE WED NIGHT. .THU...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT...THEN BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT E OF FRONT AND BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT EARLY. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. $$ GMZ086-190330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST MON JAN 18 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 EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 25N LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 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 SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...NW OF FRONT 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 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. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY