000 FZNT24 KNHC 081459 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST MON JAN 08 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-082130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST MON JAN 08 2007 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT OVER CENTRAL GULF MOVE TO SE GULF TONIGHT AND E OF THE AREA TUE. HIGH PRES BUILD OVER AREA WITH STRONG GUSTY N WINDS THE MOVE E OVER SE U.S. WED AND OFF SE COAST THU. $$ GMZ080-082130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST MON JAN 08 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 20 LATE. SEAS 10 FT ABATE TO 8 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...W OF 95W N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 5 FT. E OF 95W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 7 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 95W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. E OF 95W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-082130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST MON JAN 08 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 23N W OF 95W N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...W OF 96W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF 96W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 14 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ GMZ084-082130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST MON JAN 08 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ GMZ086-082130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST MON JAN 08 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME NW 20 KT BEHIND COLD FRONT. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 7 FT BEHIND COLD FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 7 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND SEAS TO 10 FT ALONG STRAITS OF FLORIDA. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES