000 FZNT24 KNHC 180300 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST WED JAN 17 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-180930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST WED JAN 17 2007 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 25N81W 25N93W 18N93W WEAKEN TO REMNANT TROUGH OVER SW GULF WATERS BY LATE THU. WEAK COLD FRONT RACE E ACROSS SE COASTAL STATES FRI AND SAT. NEXT COLD FRONT ENTER NW GULF LATE SAT NIGHT AND REACH 30N86W TO 19N95W LATE SUN NIGHT AND MOVE JUST SE OF THE AREA LATE MON. $$ GMZ080-180930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST WED JAN 17 2007 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDE TO 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NE WINDS 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N OF 28N E WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 28N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME NW 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ082-180930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST WED JAN 17 2007 .TONIGHT...W OF 94W N WINDS 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDE TO 7 FT LATE. E OF 94W NE WINDS NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF 94W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SUBSIDING N SWELL. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...W OF 94W N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SUBSIDING N SWELL. E OF 94W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME N 15 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-180930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST WED JAN 17 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDE TO 7 FT TONIGHT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDE TO 4 FT LATE TONIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT FRI NIGHT AND DIMINISH TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 8 FT FRI NIGHT AND SAT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 28N SW WINDS 15 KT BECOME N 15 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-180930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST WED JAN 17 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER LL