000 FZNT24 KNHC 150913 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST TUE JAN 15 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-151530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST TUE JAN 15 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT ALONG 20N WITH LOW NEAR 20N95W 1015 MB. FRONT WILL DRIFT BACK N OVER THE SW GULF WATERS LATER TONIGHT WITH LOW PRES MOVING N ALONG THE COAST OF MEXICO TODAY AND TONIGHT. LOW STRENGTHENS TO A GALE TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT AS IT TRACKS EWD OVER THE NW GULF WED AND N-CENTRAL GULF WED NIGHT AND ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE EARLY THU WHILE DRAGGING A NEW COLD FRONT THE GULF WATERS FRI. A SECONDARY COLD FRONT SURGE WILL SPREAD S ACROSS THE GULF WATERS ON SAT ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG N WINDS...POSSIBLY REACHING GALE FORCE OVER THE SW GULF. $$ GMZ080-151530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST TUE JAN 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S OF 28N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. RAIN WITH EMBEDDED SHOWERS DEVELOPING S PART. .TONIGHT AND WED...OVER NE SEMICIRCLE LOW E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 13 FT. OVER SW SEMICIRCLE LOW SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO THE NW 20 TO 25 KT WED. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...E OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. W OF 93W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N AND INCREASING 25 TO 30 KT FRI AND SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING 8 TO 13 FT SAT. $$ GMZ082-151530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST TUE JAN 15 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SAT... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT AND DEVELOPING LOW PRES E TO SE WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. W OF LOW AND FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF COLD FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF COLD FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DECREASING TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI AND SAT...W OF TROUGH AND 93W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT FRI NIGHT AND 25 TO 35 KT SAT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 16 FT SAT. E OF 93W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 TO 30 KT SAT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT SAT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W PART. $$ GMZ084-151530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST TUE JAN 15 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N PART WED AND WED NIGHT... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT N OF 28N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. AREAS RAIN WITH EMBEDDED TSTMS. .THU...W OF COLD FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI AND SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT FRI NIGHT AND 25 TO 30 KT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING 9 TO 14 FT SAT. $$ GMZ086-151530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST TUE JAN 15 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 6 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED TSTMS N OF 27N. .WED NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED TSTMS N OF 27N. .THU...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 15 KT W OF COLD FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N 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 AND 20 TO 25 KT SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT SAT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT SAT. $$ FORECASTER COBB