000 FZNT24 KNHC 152102 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST MON JAN 15 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-160330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST MON JAN 15 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM THE MS DELTA TO THE W BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL REACH THE FL BIG BEND TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE MORNING. THE FRONT WILL LOSE IDENTITY JUST SE OF AREA WED EXCEPT A REMNANT TROUGH WILL REMAIN OVER THE SW WATERS GRADUALLY WEAKENING THROUGH SAT. A SECOND DRY COLD FRONT WILL RACE E ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS FRI AND SAT. $$ GMZ080-160330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST MON JAN 15 2007 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 27N W OF FRONT TUE EVENING... .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT BY SUNRISE. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING BRIEFLY 25 TO 35 KT TUE EVENING. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF 28N AND 10 TO 15 FT S OF 28N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. N OF 28N SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 28N 9 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 4 TO 7 FT THROUGHOUT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE FRI VEERING TO E TO SE 20 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT FRI NIGHT AND 9 TO 13 FT SAT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BY SUNRISE SUN. $$ GMZ082-160330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST MON JAN 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...W OF 94W N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT TUE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 12 TO 20 FT BY SUNRISE WED. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL LATE WED. ISOLATED SHOWERS TSTMS. .THU THROUGH SAT...W OF 94W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT THU NIGHT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT FRI AND BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT SAT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE THU NIGHT AND INCREASING TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT FRI AND 6 TO 9 FT SAT. $$ GMZ084-160330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST MON JAN 15 2007 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND A COLD FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N AND 6 TO 9 FT S OF 28N WED NIGHT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT FRI NIGHT AND DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT. $$ GMZ086-160330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST MON JAN 15 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 LATE. AREAS OF LIGHT RAIN THROUGHOUT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N SLY 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 AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT BY SUNRISE FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 26N. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON