000 FZNT24 KNHC 011506 CCA OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST THU FEB 01 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-012130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST THU FEB 01 2007 .SYNOPSIS... STATIONARY SE LOUISIANA TO BROWNSVILLE TX WILL START TO MOVE SE AS A COLD FRONT AND EXTEND FROM THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA TO NEAR 23N97W BY THIS EVENING AND FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NEAR 20N96W FRI MORNING. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NRN GULF SAT AND 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. $$ GMZ080-012130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST THU FEB 01 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS10 KT SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N W OF 94W. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SUN...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 26N SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ082-012130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST THU FEB 01 2007 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SAT NIGHT AND SUN S OF 24N W OF FRONT... .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 95W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 24N. .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E 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, $$ GMZ084-012130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST THU FEB 01 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 26N. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW AND DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI NIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. S OF FRONT SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N OF 26N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 T0 8 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 14 FT. S OF FRONT SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ086-012130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST THU FEB 01 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS 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/DGS