000 FZNT24 KNHC 311011 CCA OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST WED JAN 31 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-311530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST WED JAN 31 2007 .SYNOPSIS... COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 21N97W TO A WEAK 1016 MB LOW NEAR 25N91W...THEN TO 27N86W AS A WARM FRONT. THE LOW WILL OPEN UP AND THE COLD FRONT WILL SHIFT NWD TODAY AS A WARM FRONT AHEAD OF A DEVELOPING 1006 MB LOW OVER S TEXAS. SLY WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER GULF WATERS TONIGHT AND THU AHEAD AS THE LOW MOVES NE TOWARD THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE BY LATE THU. TRAILING COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND THROUGH THE WRN GULF...EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NEAR 22N98W BY FRI. NLY WINDS WILL INCREASE SAT INTO SUN AS A STRONGER REINFORCING COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH GULF WATERS...EXTENDING FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO NEAR 22N98W ON SAT...AND FROM S FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 19N95W SUN. $$ GMZ080-311530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST WED JAN 31 2007 .TODAY...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOME NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE THU BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE THU. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N W OF 94W. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N TO NW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT FRI NIGHT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 2O TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. $$ GMZ082-311530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST WED JAN 31 2007 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECT SUN ALONG FRONT S OF 22N... .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 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...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N OF 23N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 23N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N OF 22N NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. S OF 22N N OF FRONT NE WINDS 25 OT 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. S OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-311530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST WED JAN 31 2007 .TODAY...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 26N. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 23N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING 25 TO 30 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 26N. .FRI...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. S OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 16 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT N OF 29N. S OF FRONT SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-311530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST WED JAN 31 2007 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .TONIGHT...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 TSTMS N OF 27N. .FRI...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 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 20 TO 25 KT SAT NIGHT. 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 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN