000 FZNT24 KNHC 271346 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST SAT JAN 27 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-272130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST SAT JAN 27 2007 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST THIS AFTERNOON AND EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO 22N97W THIS EVENING AND FROM TAMPA BAY TO YUCATAN SUN MORNING AND SE OF AREA SUN EVENING. HIGH PRES BUILDS W OF FRONT THROUGH MON NIGHT THEN SHIFTS E AS NEXT FRONT MOVES OFF TX COAST LATE TUE STALLING OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WED. $$ GMZ080-272130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST SAT JAN 27 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT LATE THEN SHIFTING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 9 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-272130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST SAT JAN 27 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 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 6 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 W OF FRONT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. A FEW SHOWERS WITH FRONT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-272130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST SAT JAN 27 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING 20 TO 30 KT E OF FRONT LATE SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 24N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 24N SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N 15 KT LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF 25N NE WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 2O TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-272130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST SAT JAN 27 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N. .TONIGHT...SLY WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 30 KT THEN SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 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 DGS/COBB