000 FZNT24 KNHC 111517 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST THU JAN 11 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-112130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST THU JAN 11 2007 .SYNOPSIS...POLAR HIGH CENTERED OVER E CONUS MOVE E AND WEAKENS THROUGH MON. COLD FRONT MOVE OVER NW GULF SUN NIGHT AND REACH FROM 29N85W 21N97W LATE MON. STRONG GUSTY N WIND FOLLOW FRONT. $$ GMZ080-112130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST THU JAN 11 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT N LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WINDS 15 KT BECOME N 30 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. $$ GMZ082-112130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST THU JAN 11 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 KT BECOME N 25 KT BEHIND COLD FRONT OVER NW SECTION LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. $$ GMZ084-112130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST THU JAN 11 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...FROM 23N TO 28N E WINDS 20 KT SHIFT SE TONIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 28N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. N OF 28N SE WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOME N 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 8 FT N OF COLD FRONT. SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. $$ GMZ086-112130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST THU JAN 11 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 28N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. N OF 28N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 28N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT E WINDS 25 KT AND SEAS 10 FT ALONG STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 28N E WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .SUN...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. WINDS SHIFT N BEHIND COLD FRONT LATE EVENING. SEAS BUILD TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES