000 FZNT24 KNHC 250250 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST WED JAN 24 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-250930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST WED JAN 24 2007 .SYNOPSIS...FRONT FROM 25N81W 25N93W THEN TO 19N91W WILL MOVE LITTLE TONIGHT THEN MOVE TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE THURSDAY. RIDGE N OF AREA THURSDAY NIGHT WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST. LOW PRESSURE DEVELOP IN THE NORTHWEST GULF EARLY SAT AND MOVE EAST REACHING NORTH FLORIDA BY LATE SATURDAY WITH COLD FRONT TRAILING SOUTHWEST TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE. FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA BY LATE SUNDAY WITH HIGH CENTERED NORTH OF THE AREA MONDAY. $$ GMZ080-250930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST WED JAN 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. N OF 27N NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASE TO NE 20 KT LATE THU AND NE TO E 15 KT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI NIGHT. .SAT...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE WINDS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-250930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST WED JAN 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT AND THU...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT LATE THU. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. SE OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEA 10 TO 13 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT DECREASING TO 5 TO 7 FT FRI NIGHT. .SAT...E OF FRONT SLY WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-250930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST WED JAN 24 2007 .TONIGHT AND THU...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF FRONT SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO NE 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT AND NE 15 KT FRI. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT DECREASE TO 6 TO 9 FT FRI. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 25N. .SAT...N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-250930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST WED JAN 24 2007 .TONIGHT 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. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S OF 26N E TO 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 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N WINDS 20 KT DECREASE TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER LLFT