000 FZNT24 KNHC 182045 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST THU JAN 18 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-190330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST THU JAN 18 2007 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM SW FLORIDA TO 26N95W 18N95W WEAKEN TO REMNANT TROUGH ALONG 95W TONIGHT THROUGH SAT THEN DISSIPATE LATE SAT. COLD FRONT ENTER NW GULF SAT NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM 30N88W TO 21N97W LATE SUN AND FROM TAMPA TO 26N92W TO 18N92W LATE TUE. $$ GMZ080-190330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST THU JAN 18 2007 .TONIGHT...W OF 95W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-190330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST THU JAN 18 2007 .TONIGHT...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. E OF 95W 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 AND SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. E OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-190330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST THU JAN 18 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-190330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST THU JAN 18 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES