000 FZNT24 KNHC 080304 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST MON JAN 07 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-080930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST MON JAN 07 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE N OF AREA ALONG 34N. 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. STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF TX COAST THU AND BECOME STATIONARY FROM 28N83W TO 21N97W FRI...THEN MOVE SE LATE SAT. $$ GMZ080-080930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST MON JAN 07 2008 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THEN SHIFTING N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT .WED...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING N BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. $$ GMZ082-080930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST MON JAN 07 2008 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-080930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST MON JAN 07 2008 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-080930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST MON JAN 07 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 20 KT SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 FT...EXCEPT TO 5 FT N OF FRONT. .SAT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 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/BERG