000 FZNT24 KNHC 191518 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST THU JAN 19 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. GMZ089-192130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST THU JAN 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING FROM SW FLORIDA TO SE TEXAS WILL MOVE N TODAY AND TONIGHT. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST AND IMMEDIATELY STALL OVER NW WATERS SAT...THEN DRIFT N OF AREA SAT NIGHT. A THIRD COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE INTO NW GULF SUN NIGHT...REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO SE TEXAS MON...AND STALL EARLY MON NIGHT FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NE MEXICO...THEN DRIFT N LATE MON NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-192130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST THU JAN 19 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS . .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART FRI. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IS SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-192130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST THU JAN 19 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT N OF 22N W OF 96W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 22N W OF 96W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 95W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING E TO SE AT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-192130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST THU JAN 19 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A FEW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 26N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-192130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST THU JAN 19 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS CENTRAL WATERS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT MON NIGHT. $$ FORECASTER GR