000 FZNT24 KNHC 310326 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST TUE JAN 30 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-310930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST TUE JAN 30 2007 .SYNOPSIS... WEAK TROUGH FROM 28N92W TO 22N97W EXTEND FROM 29N91W TO 24N97W TUE NIGHT. HIGH PRES OVER SE STATES MAINTAIN MODERATE E FLOW OVER GULF WATERS THROUGH WED. LOW PRES FORM OVER COASTAL TEXAS WED NIGHT...THEN MOVE INTO LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THU. S WINDS INCREASE AHEAD OF ASSOCIATED TROUGH THU...THEN SUBSIDE FRI AS HIGH PRES BUILDS W OF TROUGH. WINDS AND SEAS INCREASE AGAIN OVER NRN GULF WATERS SAT AS STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES INTO AREA REACHING FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO TAMPICO MEXICO LATE SAT AND FROM SW FLORIDA TO NRN YUCATAN LATE SUN. $$ GMZ080-310930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST TUE JAN 30 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREAS TO 30 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 9 FT LATE. S OF 27N W OF TROUGH S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .WED...N OF 28N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 29N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOME NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 FT LATE THU NIGHT. .FRI...N TO NW WINDS 10 KT BECOME 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 8 FT FRI NIGHT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 12 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 2O TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. $$ GMZ082-310930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST TUE JAN 30 2007 .TONIGHT AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS INCREASE TO 25 KT BECOME NW 15 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 7 FT SUBSID TO 4 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT SAT N OF FRONT. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 9 FT LATE SAT N OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS TO 15 FT. S OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-310930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST TUE JAN 30 2007 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N OF 27N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFT SE LATE. SEAS 8 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASE TO 30 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS BUILD TO 9 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE. S OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS BUILD TO 16 FT EXCEPT TO 11 FT N OF 29N. S OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-310930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST TUE JAN 30 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 5 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .WED...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOME SW 25 TO 30 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS BUILD TO 9 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 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 TO 6 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS TO 5 FT BUILD TO 6 FT LATE. S OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 10 FT. S OF FRONT S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES