000 FZNT24 KNHC 050824 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST FRI JAN 05 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-051530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST FRI JAN 05 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT 30N90W TO 22N95W WILL MOVE E TO THE NE GULF TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE TX GULF COAST LATE SAT AND TO 30N89W 19N95W LATE SUN WITH GUSTY N WINDS. THE FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE FL STRAITS AND YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE MON AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE AREA FROM THE W. MODERATE HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER ERN TX WILL PREVAIL OVER THE ENTIRE GULF TUE WITH GUSTY NLY WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS. $$ GMZ080-051530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST FRI JAN 05 2007 .TODAY...E OF 92W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WINDS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS DECREASING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENDING THIS AFTERNOON. W OF 92W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT SHIFT NW 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BECOME 5 TO 7 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .SUN...W OF A COLD FRONT NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF FRONT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ082-051530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST FRI JAN 05 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF FRONT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ084-051530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST FRI JAN 05 2007 .TODAY...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME NW 20 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT INCREASING 5 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF FRONT. .MON...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT WINDS VARIABLE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF FRONT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ086-051530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST FRI JAN 05 2007 .TODAY...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WINDS SHIFTING TO NW 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 KT W OF A COLD FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT INCREASE 5 TO 7 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF FRONT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER RRG