000 FZNT24 KNHC 180852 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST WED JAN 18 2012 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. GMZ089-2130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST WED JAN 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM NW FLORIDA TO SE TEXAS WILL REACH FROM TAMPA BAY TO 24N95W THEN S TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT...THEN BRIEFLY STALL OVER THE SE GULF WATERS THU. REMNANTS OF THE FRONT WILL LIFT QUICKLY N THU NIGHT AND FRI IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST AND IMMEDIATELY STALL OVER THE NW WATERS ON SAT. REMNANTS OF THIS SECOND FRONT WILL LIFT N OF AREA SAT NIGHT AS SOUTHERLY FLOW RETURNS OVER THE ENTIRE GULF OF MEXICO. $$ GMZ080-181530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST WED JAN 18 2012 .TODAY...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW 10 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-181530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST WED JAN 18 2012 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEARLY FRONT. .THU...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N OF 22N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-181530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST WED JAN 18 2012 .TODAY...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE THU AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A FEW SHOWERS CENTRAL WATERS. .THU NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A FEW SHOWERS NORTHERN WATERS. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N OF 26N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-181530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST WED JAN 18 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .THU NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS NEAR CALM. S OF 26N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ FORECASTER NELSON