000 FZNT24 KNHC 302121 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST WED JAN 30 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-310330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST WED JAN 30 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND THROUGH 25N90W 23N97W NEARLY STATIONARY AND FORECAST TO RETURN AS A WARM FRONT FROM THE UPPER TEXAS COAST TO WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA EARLY THU. AS THE WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTH OF THE AREA THU AFTERNOON...THE NEXT FRONT ENTERS THE NW GULF...SWEEPS ACROSS THE AREA...AND STALLS LIKE THE LAST ONE FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA THROUGH THE YUCATAN BY FRI NIGHT. THIS FRONT SHOULD ALSO RETURN AS A WARM FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO FROM SAT INTO SUN. $$ GMZ080-310330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST WED JAN 30 2008 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT THU AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS BECOMING TO 20 TO 30 KT THU AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT FRI AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 7 FT LATE. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT SAT MORNING. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT BY SUN AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .MON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ082-310330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST WED JAN 30 2008 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N 5 TO 10 KT W OF A LINE FROM 22N97W 19N91W THROUGH THIS EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT N OF LINE...HIGHEST TO THE NORTH. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT S OF LINE. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING NW 20 TO 30 KT THU EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 8 FT. N OF 20N E OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT THU AFTERNOON...SHIFTING NW 20 TO 25 KT BY THU MORNING. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. S OF 20N AND E OF 94W E 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING N 20 TO 25 KT THU AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 9 FT LATE. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ084-310330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST WED JAN 30 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE THU. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 23N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 23N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT SAT AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT N OF 26N...AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-310330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST WED JAN 30 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE 15 KT THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 20 KT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N WINDS SHIFTING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT. WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT FRI AFTERNOON...EXCEPT E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N OF 26N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN/CHRISTENSEN