000 FZNT24 KNHC 040320 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST WED JAN 03 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-040930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST WED JAN 03 2007 .SYNOPSIS...WARM FRONT FROM 28N83W LOW PRES 1013 MB AT 25N97W MOVE N AS LOW PRES REACHES SE TX COAST LATE TONIGHT THEN N OF AREA EARLY THU. COLD FRONT FROM SE TEXAS TO 23N97W LATE THU AND FROM MOBILE AL TO 25N93W EARLY FRI. FRONT BECOME DIFFUSE LATE FRI NIGHT. NEXT COLD FRONT APPROACH TEXAS COAST LATE SAT AND EXTEND FROM CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 19N95W AND FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 19N94W MON. $$ GMZ080-040930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST WED JAN 03 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 92W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HIGHER WIND AND SEAS IN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...W OF FRONT W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. E OF FRONT S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU NIGHT...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 KT. WINDS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W OF FRONT NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ082-040930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST WED JAN 03 2007 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED SHOWERS N OF 23N W OF 94W. .THU...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE TO WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ084-040930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST WED JAN 03 2007 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 27N SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 K. SEAS 5 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-040930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST WED JAN 03 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N. .SAT AND SUN...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON...SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES