000 FZNT24 KNHC 182048 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL ISSUED BY OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER/OFB WASHINGTON DC 330 PM 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. GMZ089-190330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST WED JAN 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM NW FLORIDA TO 27N92W TO 23N98W WILL EXTEND FROM TAMPA BAY TO 24N95W AND MOVE S TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT...THEN BRIEFLY STALL OVER THE SE GULF WATERS EARLY THU. REMNANTS OF THE FRONT WILL LIFT QUICKLY N LATER THU AND FRI IN ADVANCE OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST FRI NIGHT AND IMMEDIATELY STALL OVER THE NW WATERS SAT. REMNANTS OF THIS SECOND COLD FRONT WILL LIFT N OF THE AREA SUN. A THIRD COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE INTO THE GULF ON MON. $$ GMZ080-190330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST WED JAN 18 2012 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NW 10 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-190330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST WED JAN 18 2012 .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 AND FRI NIGHT...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. .MON...E TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-190330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST WED JAN 18 2012 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE THU AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A FEW SHOWERS CENTRAL WATERS. .THU NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A FEW SHOWERS NORTHERN WATERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N OF 26N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-190330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST WED JAN 18 2012 .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. 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 AND FRI NIGHT...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. .MON...N OF 27N N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N WINDS E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCOVIL