000 FZNT24 KNHC 191433 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-192130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST TUE JAN 19 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL MOVE FROM THE NE WATERS TO THE E ACROSS FLORIDA BY TONIGHT ALLOWING SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO INCREASE OVER THE W GULF WED IN ADVANCE OF A WEAK COLD FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY THU AND REACH FROM NEW ORLEANS TO 21N95W THU NIGHT THEN FROM TAMPA BAY TO 25N89W FRI NIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING EARLY SAT. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST SAT NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-192130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST TUE JAN 19 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE TONIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW WED NIGHT THEN BECOMING W TO NW W OF FRONT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE IN THE LATE AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW TO N 0 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-192130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST TUE JAN 19 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S IN THE LATE AFTERNOON THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 21N LATE TONIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING W TO NW 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 4 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...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 21N LATE. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 23N SAT NIGHT THEN BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 21N BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT W OF FRONT LATE ...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ084-192130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST TUE JAN 19 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .THU...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT E OF FRONT AND BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE IN THE AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT EARLY. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. $$ GMZ086-192130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST TUE JAN 19 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT LATE TONIGHT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 LATE TONIGHT. 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 LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE WED NIGHT. .THU...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 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 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 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .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. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY