000 FZNT24 KNHC 240328 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST TUE JAN 23 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-240930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST TUE JAN 23 2007 .SYNOPSIS...FRONT FROM 26N82W 26N90W TO A 1013 MB LOW PRES NEAR 25N94W. A STATIONARY FRONT TRAILS FROM THE LOW S TO 18N95W. FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 25N82W ALONG 24N88W 24N93W TO 18N95W BY WED NIGHT THEN TO JUST SE OF THE AREA THU EVENING. HIGH PRES LOCATED N OF THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT WILL MOVE SE ACROSS THE W ATLANTIC FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. NEXT COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY SATURDAY...THEN REACH A LINE FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 25N92W TO BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY SUNDAY. FRONT MOVED E OF GULF SUNDAY NIGHT AS STRONG HIGH PRES SE ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND IN ITS WAKE. $$ GMZ080-240930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST TUE JAN 23 2007 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT... HIGHEST S OF 27N. SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. N OF 27N NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT AND TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT S OF 27N SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT THU NIGHT AND 8 TO 10 FT N OF 27N SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT THU NIGHT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N FRI IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-240930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST TUE JAN 23 2007 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT... W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT LATE TONIGHT. E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED THROUGH THU...W OF 95W NW TO WINDS 30 TO 40 KT DECREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE THU. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. SE OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT AND TO NE 20 KT EARLY FRI...THEN TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-240930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST TUE JAN 23 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT WED AND THU. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT WED NIGHT AND THU. S OF FRONT SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S OF 25N NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DECREASING TO NE 20 KT EARLY FRI AND TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 25N NE WINDS 20 KT DECREASING TO E 15 KT FRI. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-240930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST TUE JAN 23 2007 .TONIGHT AND WED...N OF FRONT TO 27N NE TO WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT WED. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KT THU. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT DECREASING TO NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 25N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL S OF 25N AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 25N. .SAT...S OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER LL/AGUIRRE