000 FZNT24 KNHC 292034 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST MON JAN 29 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-300330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST MON JAN 29 2007 .SYNOPSIS... HIGH PRES OVER THE SE CONUS WILL SHIFT E OF AREA TUE AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESS DEVELOPS ALONG THE TX COAST LATE TUE. COLD FRONT ENTERS NW PORTION OF AREA TUE NIGHT AND STALLS ALONG 27N83W 2795W WED THEN MOVES NWD AS A WARM FRONT WED NIGHT IN ADVANCE OF LOW PRESS OVER UPPER TX COAST. LOW MOVES RAPIDLY NE OF THE AREA LATE THU WITH COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM MOBILE AL TO 22N97W. COLD FRONT MOVES TO 27N82W BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE FRI AS A REINFORCING ARCTIC FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW GULF. FRONTS MERGE AND EXTEND FROM FLORIDA STRAITS TO YUCATAN BY LATE SAT. $$ GMZ080-300330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST MON JAN 29 2007 .TONIGHT...W OF 96W N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. E OF 96W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT NW OF FRONT AND LOW PRES. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF FRONT AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 93W. .WED...N OF 27N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW AND INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT THU THEN SHIFTING TO NW 20 KT AND GUSTY W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N TO NW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT FRI NIGHT. .SAT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ082-300330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST MON JAN 29 2007 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT OCCASIONALLY 30 KT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT LATE SAT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT ENDING LATE FRI. $$ GMZ084-300330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST MON JAN 29 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... SHIFTING TO NE AND INCREASING TO 20 KT N OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT THU. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .FRI...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT...INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT OCCASIONALLY 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT LATE. $$ GMZ086-300330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST MON JAN 29 2007 .TONIGHT AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SLY AND INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT THU. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS N PORTION. .FRI...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT LATE. $$ FORECASTER COBB