000 FZNT24 KNHC 181522 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST THU JAN 18 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-182130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST THU JAN 18 2007 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM SW FLORIDA TO 26N94W 18N94W WEAKEN TO REMNANT TROUGH ALONG 94W LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT THEN DISSIPATE LATE SAT. COLD FRONT ENTER NW GULF SAT NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM 30N86W TO 20N95W LATE SUN AND FROM TAMPA TO 25N90W TO 20N93W LATE MON. $$ GMZ080-182130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST THU JAN 18 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 27N NE TO E WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-182130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST THU JAN 18 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. E OF 94W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 95W N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. E OF 95W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. E OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-182130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST THU JAN 18 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-182130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST THU JAN 18 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES