000 FZNT24 KNHC 151453 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST TUE JAN 15 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-152130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST TUE JAN 15 2008 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES NEAR 21N95W WILL MOVE N ALONG 95W TONIGHT STRENGTHENING TO A GALE AND THEN MOVE NE ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS WED AND INLAND THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE SUNRISE THU. THE LOW WILL DRAG A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE GULF WED AND THU WITH THE FRONT STALLING OVER THE SE WATERS THU NIGHT. A SECONDARY COLD FRONT SURGE WILL SPREAD S ACROSS THE GULF WATERS FRI NIGHT INTO SUN ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG N WINDS...POSSIBLY REACHING GALE FORCE OVER THE SW WATERS. $$ GMZ080-152130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST TUE JAN 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 28N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. RAIN WITH EMBEDDED SHOWERS DEVELOPING S PART. .TONIGHT AND WED...OVER NE SEMICIRCLE LOW E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING 8 TO 13 FT. OVER SW SEMICIRCLE LOW SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO THE N 20 TO 30 KT WED. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...E OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. W OF 93W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N AND INCREASING 25 TO 30 KT FRI AND SAT THEN NE 20 TO 25 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING 8 TO 13 FT SAT SUBSIDING 7 TO 11 FT SAT NIGHT. $$ GMZ082-152130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST TUE JAN 15 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SAT... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF LOW PRES AND DEVELOPING COLD FRONT E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. W OF LOW AND FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 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 WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W OF NEW FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT EARLY SAT AND 25 TO 35 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 16 FT SAT. E OF FRONT 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. $$ GMZ084-152130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST TUE JAN 15 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N PART WED AND WED NIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT N OF 28N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. AREAS RAIN WITH EMBEDDED TSTMS. .THU...W OF COLD FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF NEW FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT FRI NIGHT AND 25 TO 30 KT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT... BUILDING 9 TO 14 FT SAT. S OF FRONT S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-152130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST TUE JAN 15 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON 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 AND SAT...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 NELSON