000 FZNT24 KNHC 200910 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST WED JAN 20 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. GMZ089-201530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST WED JAN 20 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL EXIT THE EASTERN GULF TODAY. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE IN W GULF WED IN ADVANCE OF A FRONTAL TROUGH WHICH WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE TONIGHT...REACH FROM PENSACOLA BAY TO 26N93W TO 20N97W THU EVENING AND FROM SARASOTA BAY TO 25N87W FRI EVENING BEFORE DISSIPATING EARLY SAT. NEW COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST SAT AFTERNOON REACHING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO 21N97W SUN MORNING AND FROM NEAR DESTIN FLORIDA TO 19N95W BY SUN EVENING. $$ GMZ080-201530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST WED JAN 20 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW TONIGHT THEN BECOMING W TO NW W OF FRONTAL TROUGH LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONTAL TROUGH. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE IN THE LATE AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...W OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON THEN E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT S OF 27N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-201530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST WED JAN 20 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 FRONTAL TROUGH 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 FRONTAL TROUGH. .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. $$ GMZ084-201530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST WED JAN 20 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT W FRONTAL TROUGH THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONTAL TROUGH. .FRI...N OF FRONTAL TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONTAL TROUGH EARLY. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT W OF FRONT IN THE MORNING AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-201530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST WED JAN 20 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .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. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .FRI...NW OF FRONTAL TROUGH 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 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONTAL TROUGH. .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 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 25N LATE THEN SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER