000 FZNT24 KNHC 052035 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST SAT JAN 5 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-060330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST SAT JAN 5 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES RIDGE N OF AREA ALONG 34N WILL SHIFT E THROUGH TUE. SE TO S WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER WESTERN GULF THROUGH TUE. WEAK COLD FRONT MOVING OFF TX COAST TUE WILL EXTEND FROM 30N85W TO 23N98W WED THEN DISSIPATE THU. $$ GMZ080-060330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST SAT JAN 5 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-060330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST SAT JAN 5 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-060330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST SAT JAN 5 2008 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-060330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST SAT JAN 5 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FOR MARINERS USING NOAA FTPMAIL SERVICE TO OBTAIN MARINE FORECASTS... EMAIL ADDRESS WILL PERMANENTLY CHANGE TO FTPMAIL@FTPMAIL.NWS.NOAA.GOV EFFECTIVE JAN 8 2008. FOR DETAILS...OBTAIN THE LATEST FTPMAIL HELP FILE BY SENDING AN E-MAIL /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/ WITH ONLY THE WORD...HELP...IN THE BODY TO FTPMAIL@FTPMAIL.NWS.NOAA.GOV. FORECASTER MUNDELL