000 FZNT24 KNHC 230302 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST MON JAN 22 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-230930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST MON JAN 22 2007 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM TAMPA BAY TO 24N95W 18N94W WILL SAG SWD AND EXTEND FROM 25N81W TO 25N95W 18N94W LATE TUE AND MOVE LITTLE THROUGH LATE WED AND BY LATE THU EXTEND FROM 22N83W TO 23N93W WITH TROUGH SOUTH TO BAY OF CAMPECHE. FRONT WILL WEAKEN OVER THE SOUTHEAST PART OF THE AREA FRI. WEAK HIGH OVER THE AREA SAT. $$ GMZ080-230930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST MON JAN 22 2007 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED WED NIGHT AND THU... .TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DECREASE TO NE 20 TO 25 LATE THU. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT BECOME NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ082-230930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST MON JAN 22 2007 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 95W WED NIGHT AND THU... .TONIGHT AND TUE...W OF 95W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT INCREASE TO 35 KT WED NIGHT THEN DECREASE TO NE 20 TO 25 LATE THU. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILD TO 10 TO 15 FT WED NIGHT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASE TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITH NW SWELL. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITH NE SWELL. $$ GMZ084-230930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST MON JAN 22 2007 .TONIGHT AND TUE...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILD TO 8 TO 10 FT WED NIGHT. S OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 27N. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-230930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST MON JAN 22 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASE TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS DECREASING TO 10 KT. SEAS DECREASING TO 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER LL/COBB