000 FZNT24 KNHC 141515 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST MON JAN 14 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-142130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST MON JAN 14 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT OVER MEXICO ALONG 17N WILL DRIFT BACK N OVER THE SW GULF WATERS TONIGHT WITH LOW PRES DEVELOPING ALONG THE FRONT TUE OVER THE W GULF WATERS. THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NE TO THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE THU DRAGGING A NEW COLD FRONT THE GULF WATERS FRI THEN STALLING JUST S OF AREA FRI NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-142130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST MON JAN 14 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. RAIN WITH EMBEDDED SHOWERS DEVELOPING S PART. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...OVER NE SEMICIRCLE LOW E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. OVER SW SEMICIRCLE LOW W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NW TO NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU AND FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT THU NIGHT AND INCREASING AGAIN TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI AND BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT LATE FRI NIGHT. $$ GMZ082-142130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST MON JAN 14 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF TROUGH 24N97W 18N94W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT TONIGHT. W OF TROUGH NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. A FEW SHOWERS. .TUE THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E OF TROUGH AND DEVELOPING LOW E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF LOW AND TROUGH W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED...W OF COLD FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF COLD FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI...W OF TROUGH 25N97W 18N94W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. E OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W PART. $$ GMZ084-142130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST MON JAN 14 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 28N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. A FEW SHOWERS NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT N OF 28N. .WED...N OF 25N E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOMING SW WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT WED NIGHT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S WED NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. AREAS RAIN WITH EMBEDDED TSTMS. .THU...W OF COLD FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-142130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST MON JAN 14 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. A FEW TSTMS STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED TSTMS N OF 27N. .THU...NW OF COLD FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT KT BECOMING N15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT THU NIGHT. SE OF COLD FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N WATERS EARLY. .FRI...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON