000 FZNT24 KNHC 192117 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-200330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST TUE JAN 19 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL MOVE FROM THE NE WATERS TO THE E ACROSS FLORIDA 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 LATE WED NIGHT AND REACH FROM NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA TO 20N95W THU NIGHT THEN FROM TAMPA BAY TO 20N92W EARLY FRI BEFORE DISSIPATING BY EARLY SAT. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST SAT NIGHT REACHING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO 21N97W EARLY SUN THEN FROM NEAR PENSACOLA FLORIDA TO 20N94W BY SUN EVENING. $$ GMZ080-200330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST TUE JAN 19 2010 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW WED NIGHT THEN BECOMING W TO NW W OF FRONT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE IN THE LATE AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW TO N W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-200330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST TUE JAN 19 2010 .TONIGHT...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 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 AND THU NIGHT...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 1 TO 3 FT S OF 21N. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 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 ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ084-200330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST TUE JAN 19 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE WED NIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING W TO NW FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT E OF FRONT AND BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT EARLY. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ086-200330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST TUE JAN 19 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 LATE. 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 AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE THU NIGHT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 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 NE TO E 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. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 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. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT N OF 26N LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS LATE. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY