000 FZNT24 KNHC 091445 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST WED JAN 9 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-092130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST WED JAN 9 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE N OF AREA ALONG 34N. WEAK COLD FRONT OVER THE NW GULF WILL BECOME STATIONARY FROM 30N90W TO 21N98W LATER TODAY THEN LIFT N OF AREA TONIGHT. ANOTHER WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST THU...BECOME STATIONARY FROM 30N84W TO 20N97W FRI...THEN MOVE SE AS A COLD FRONT SAT. THE FRONT WILL BE OVER THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND THE YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN. $$ GMZ080-092130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST WED JAN 9 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-092130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST WED JAN 9 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...E OF 96W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT ENTIRE AREA. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...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. .SUN...N OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT... BUILDING TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-092130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST WED JAN 9 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-092130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST WED JAN 9 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL