000 FZNT24 KNHC 221459 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST MON JAN 22 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-222130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST MON JAN 22 2007 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 30N84W TO 20N96W IS REINFORCED AND MERGES WITH SECOND COLD FRONT AND REACH FROM 29N83W TO 25N95W TO 21N97W LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND FROM S FLORIDA TO 25N95W TO 20N94W LATE TUE. HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER GULF WHILE TROUGH REMAINS FROM 26N97W TO BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE THU AND MOVE SE OF AREA FRI. $$ GMZ080-222130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST MON JAN 22 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DECREASE TO 20 THU. SEAS 10 FT BUILD TO 14 FT THU. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-222130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST MON JAN 22 2007 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 22N W OF 95W THU... .THIS AFTERNOON...E OF 95W S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. W OF 95W N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...W OF 95W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. E OF FRONT S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT INCREASE TO 35 KT THU S OF 22N W OF 95W. SEAS BUILD TO 15 FT THU. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASE TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ GMZ084-222130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST MON JAN 22 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT DECREASE TO 10 KT THEN BECOME N TO NE 20 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. S OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT DECREASE TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-222130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST MON JAN 22 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASE 10 KT TONIGHT. N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 25N. .THU...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASE TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER LL