000 FZNT24 KNHC 151506 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST MON JAN 15 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-152130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST MON JAN 15 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM LA TO NE MEXICO WILL REACH THE FL BIG BEND TO BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SE OF AREA WED EXCEPT LEAVE A TROUGH OVER THE SW GULF. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHERN WATERS FRI AND FRI NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-152130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST MON JAN 15 2007 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 27N W OF FRONT EARLY TUE NIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE TONIGHT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT INCREASING BRIEFLY 25 TO 35 KT FROM SUNSET TO MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF 28N AND 10 TO 15 FT S OF 28N. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF 28N AND 9 TO 13 FT S OF 28N. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ082-152130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST MON JAN 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF THE FRONT. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 12 TO 20 FT BY WED. SE OF FRONT E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL LATE WED. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU AND FRI...W OF TROUGH NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. E OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. $$ GMZ084-152130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST MON JAN 15 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND A COLD FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N AND 6 TO 9 FT S OF 28N WED NIGHT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT FRI NIGHT. $$ GMZ086-152130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST MON JAN 15 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN STRAITS OF FL. A FEW SHOWERS DEVELOPING N OF 28N LATE. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 25 KT NW OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT BY SUNRISE WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON