000 FZNT24 KNHC 300923 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST TUE JAN 30 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-301530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST TUE JAN 30 2007 .SYNOPSIS... A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO NW GULF WATERS LATE TODAY AND EXTEND FROM THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO S TEXAS BY THIS EVENING. ELSEWHERE...HIGH PRES OVER THE SE STATES WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE E TO SE FLOW OVER THE GULF WATERS THROUGH WED. LOW PRES WILL FORM OVER COASTAL TEXAS ON WED...THEN MOVE INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THU. SLY WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT LATE WED AND THU...THEN DIMINISH FRI AS HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND THE FRONT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL INCREASE AGAIN OVER THE NRN GULF WATERS SAT AS A STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE AREA...EXTENDING FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO TAMPICO MEXICO BY SAT. $$ GMZ080-301530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST TUE JAN 30 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. S OF FRONT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .FRI...N TO NW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT FRI NIGHT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ082-301530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST TUE JAN 30 2007 .TODAY THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT SAT N OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 9 FT LATE SAT N OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ084-301530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST TUE JAN 30 2007 .TODAY...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N OF 26N S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 26N S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N. .FRI...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. S OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-301530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST TUE JAN 30 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .WED...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N. .FRI...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 28N LATE. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN