000 FZNT24 KNHC 041458 AAA OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST THU JAN 04 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-042130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST THU JAN 04 2007 .SYNOPSIS...WARM FRONT ALONG THE COASTAL WATERS FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 1011 MB LOW NEAR GALVESTON BAY...COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM LOW TO 23N98W. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN OVER THE NE GULF EARLY FRI THEN DISSIPATE FRI AFTERNOON. RIDGE BUILDS ALONG 27N/28N FRI AFTERNOON AND SAT. NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE NW GULF LATE SAT AND TO NEAR 30N90W 19N95W LATE SUN. THE FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE SE PORTION LATE MON. HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE GULF WITH STRONG NLY WINDS MON. $$ GMZ080-042130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST THU JAN 04 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...E OF FRONT SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF FRONT WINDS NW 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...WINDS VARIABLE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .SUN...W OF FRONT NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ082-042130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST THU JAN 04 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF FRONT. .MON...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NLY. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. $$ GMZ084-042130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST THU JAN 04 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF RAIN N OF 27N. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 28N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 28N. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT W OF A COLD FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .MON...W OF FRONT N WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF FRONT. $$ GMZ086-042130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST THU JAN 04 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF RAIN N OF 28N. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MON...SW WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO NW AND N AND INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT INCREASING 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF FRONT. $$ FORECASTER DGS