000 FZNT24 KNHC 110240 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST THU JAN 10 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-110330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST THU JAN 10 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO WILL STALL FROM 29N83W TO 25N97W FRI AND SAT. LOW PRES IS FORECAST TO FORM ALONG THE FRONT SAT THEN INTENSIFY AS IT QUICKLY MOVE NE TOWARDS N FLORIDA SAT NIGHT AND SUN. THE LOW WILL THEN DRAG THE STATIONARY FRONT AS A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE E GULF SUN...AND EXIT THE AREA LATE SUN INTO MON. THE FRONT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRES BUILDING ACROSS THE GULF FROM THE NW. $$ GMZ080-110330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST THU JAN 10 2008 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT EARLY AND TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER FAR SE PART ALONG FRONT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-110330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST THU JAN 10 2008 .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT TUE. $$ GMZ084-110330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST THU JAN 10 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF FRONT E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 26N SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WINDS AND SEAS MAY BE HIGHER NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW. .SUN...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND TUE...S OF 25N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT TUE. $$ GMZ086-110330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST THU JAN 10 2008 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT S OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N LATE. .FRI...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .FRI NIGHT AND 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 26N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N. .SAT NIGHT...N OF FRONT E TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 26N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N. .SUN...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE...EXCEPT NW 10 KT FAR N PART. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT S OF 26N AND TO 1 TO 2 FT N OF 26N. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE