000 FZNT24 KNHC 270245 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST FRI JAN 26 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-270930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST FRI JAN 26 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH OVER THE SW WATERS WILL MOVE N TONIGHT IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS SAT MORNING AND MERGE WITH THE TROUGH REACHING PSN 30N85W 19N91W SAT NIGHT...AND MOVE SE OF AREA LATE SUN. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN WAKE OF FRONT THROUGH MON NIGHT...THEN SHIFTS E AS NEXT FRONT MOVES OFF TX COAST LATE TUE STALLING OF THE CENTRAL GULF WED. $$ GMZ080-270930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST FRI JAN 26 2007 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S BY SUNRISE. N OF 28N SEAS 2 TO 3 FT AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 28N. SCATTERED SHOWERS SW PORTION. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-270930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST FRI JAN 26 2007 .TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. NE OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO SE BY SUNRISE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E OF FRONT SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND FRONT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. A FEW SHOWERS WITH FRONT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-270930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST FRI JAN 26 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT BY SUNRISE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT E OF FRONT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N 15 KT LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF 25N NE WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 2O TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NW PART ALONG FRONT. .WED...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-270930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST FRI JAN 26 2007 .TONIGHT AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N. .SAT NIGHT...SLY WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT THEN SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF FRONT S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON FET