000 FZNT24 KNHC 302018 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST TUE JAN 30 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-310330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST TUE JAN 30 2007 .SYNOPSIS... A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO NW GULF WATERS THIS EVENING AND EXTEND FROM THE FL PANHANDLE TO 26N97W BY EARLY WED. HIGH PRES OVER THE SE STATES WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE E TO SE FLOW OVER THE GULF WATERS TONIGHT AND WED. LOW PRES WILL FORM OVER COASTAL TEXAS WED NIGHT...THEN MOVE INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THU. SLY WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT 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 LATE SAT...AND FROM SW FLORIDA TO NORTHERN YUCATAN BY LATE SUN. $$ GMZ080-310330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST TUE JAN 30 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING 20 TO 30 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. S OF FRONT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N OF 28N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 29N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .FRI...N TO NW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT FRI NIGHT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 2O TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. $$ GMZ082-310330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST TUE JAN 30 2007 .TONIGHT AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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 KT INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT SAT N OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT LATE SAT N OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE NLY WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-310330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST TUE JAN 30 2007 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N OF 27N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SE KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING 25 TO 30 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N. .FRI...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. S OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 16 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT N OF 29N. S OF FRONT SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-310330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST TUE JAN 30 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 5 FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .WED...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 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 AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S TO SW AND INCREASING 25 TO 30 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 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 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. S OF FRONT S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER COBB