000 FZNT24 KNHC 180904 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST THU JAN 18 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-181530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST THU JAN 18 2007 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM SW FLORIDA TO 26N95W 18N94W WEAKEN TO REMNANT TROUGH OVER SW GULF LATER TODAY THROUGH SAT THEN DISSIPATE SAT EVENING. NEXT COLD FRONT ENTER NW GULF LATE SAT NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI TO 21N97W SUN AFTERNOON AND FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 24N97W MON. $$ GMZ080-181530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST THU JAN 18 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-181530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST THU JAN 18 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 95W NLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-181530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST THU JAN 18 2007 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 K. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-181530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST THU JAN 18 2007 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 55 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS