000 FZNT24 KNHC 200312 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-200930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST TUE JAN 19 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL MOVE FROM THE E GULF 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 20N94W THU EVENING THEN FROM TAMPA BAY TO 20N92W EARLY FRI BEFORE DISSIPATING BY EARLY SAT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST SAT EVENING REACHING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO 23N98W EARLY SUN THEN FROM NEAR PENSACOLA FLORIDA TO 20N94W BY SUN EVENING. A WEAK LOW PRES MAY FORM ALONG THE FRONT OVER THE SW GULF SUN WITH A REINFORCING COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NW PORTION OF THE GULF REGION. $$ GMZ080-200930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST TUE JAN 19 2010 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW WED NIGHT THEN BECOMING W TO NW W OF FRONT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE IN THE LATE AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...W OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON THEN E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT S OF 27N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-200930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST TUE JAN 19 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 21N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N W OF FRONT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 21N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 21N AND 1 TO 2 FT S OF 21N. SCATTERED SHOWERS S PART. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE AND BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT NW PART. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NW PART LATE. .SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ084-200930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST TUE JAN 19 2010 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT WED NIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT W FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW TO W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT EARLY. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT W OF FRONT IN THE MORNING AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-200930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST TUE JAN 19 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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 WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED NIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .FRI...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...E TO SE 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 THEN SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER GR