000 FZNT24 KNHC 112101 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST FRI JAN 11 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-120330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST FRI JAN 11 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A FRONT STALLING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE IS EXPECTED TO MEANDER OVER THE CENTRAL WATERS UNTIL A STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST SAT NIGHT AND MOVES SE OF AREA SUN NIGHT WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN ITS WAKE. LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SW GULF TUE AND MOVE NE TO THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE WED NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-120330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST FRI JAN 11 2008 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A FEW SHOWERS SE PART. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT BEHIND FRONT. A FEW SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUN AND 5 TO 8 FT MON. .TUE AND WED...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO N WED. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. $$ GMZ082-120330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST FRI JAN 11 2008 .TONIGHT AND SAT...NW OF FRONTAL TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG TROUGH. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. A FEW SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 23N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS TUE. .WED...W OF 95W NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 95W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. $$ GMZ084-120330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST FRI JAN 11 2008 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONTAL TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SE OF TROUGH S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW TSTMS ALONG FRONTAL TROUGH. .SAT...NW OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SE OF TROUGH S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. A FEW SHOWERS ALONG TROUGH. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT BEHIND FRONT. A FEW SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SW WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. $$ GMZ086-120330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST FRI JAN 11 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT N OF FRONT SUN NIGHT. A FEW SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON THROUGH WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO E TUE NIGHT AND S WED. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON