000 FZNT24 KNHC 010904 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST THU FEB 01 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-011530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST THU FEB 01 2007 .SYNOPSIS... 1008 MB LOW IS CENTERED NEAR 29N93W. A WARM FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE LOW WWD ALONG THE NRN GULF COAST...AND A WEAK COLD FRONT IS DEVELOPING OVER THE OFF THE TEXAS COAST. LOW PRES WILL LIFT THROUGH SE STATES TONIGHT. TRAILING COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA TO NEAR 24N98W BY THIS EVENING...AND STALL FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO NEAR 23N98W FRI MORNING. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NRN GULF WATERS LATE SAT. THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL EXTEND FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 19N96W BY EARLY SUN...THEN SE OF THE AREA MON. WINDS TO GALE FORCE ARE EXPECTED OVER THE WRN GULF BEHIND THE FRONT SAT NIGHT AND SUN. $$ GMZ080-011530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST THU FEB 01 2007 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N W OF 94W. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SUN...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 26N SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ082-011530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST THU FEB 01 2007 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SAT NIGHT AND SUN S OF 24N W OF FRONT... .TODAY...W OF 95W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 24N. .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 22N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N OF 23N W OF 95W NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...S OF 24N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. N OF 24N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...S OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. N OF 22N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT, $$ GMZ084-011530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST THU FEB 01 2007 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 26N. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW AND DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI NIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. S OF FRONT SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N OF 26N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 T0 8 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 14 FT. S OF FRONT SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ086-011530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST THU FEB 01 2007 .TODAY...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW AND DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 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 TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT...AND TO 15 FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .MON...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL ELSEWHERE S OF 27N. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN