000 FZNT24 KNHC 152104 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST TUE JAN 15 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-160330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST TUE JAN 15 2008 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES NEAR 22N96W 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 NEW 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 N WINDS EXPECTED TO REACH GALE FORCE SAT NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-160330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST TUE JAN 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT AND WED...OVER NE SEMICIRCLE LOW E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. OVER SW SEMICIRCLE LOW SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO THE N 20 TO 25 KT LATE WED. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...E OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. W OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N AND INCREASING 25 TO 30 KT LATE FRI AND THEN NE 20 TO 25 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING 8 TO 13 FT SAT SUBSIDING 7 TO 11 FT SAT NIGHT. .SUN...E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$ GMZ082-160330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST TUE JAN 15 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI NIGHT AND SAT... .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 TO N 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 AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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 35 KT FRI NIGHT AND SAT DIMINISHING BELOW GALE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 16 FT SAT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...N OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. $$ GMZ084-160330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST TUE JAN 15 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N PART WED AND WED NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT N OF 28N EARLY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S TO SW WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. AREAS RAIN WITH EMBEDDED TSTMS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW OF COLD FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING 10 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT FRI NIGHT AND 25 TO 30 KT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT... BUILDING 9 TO 13 FT SAT. S OF 25N S WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 30 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. .SUN...NE 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$ GMZ086-160330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST TUE JAN 15 2008 .TONIGHT...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 AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N WATERS EARLY. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT AND 20 TO 30 KT SAT AND 20 TO 25 KT SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT SAT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE SAT AND NE 25 KT SUN. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT SAT AND SUN. $$ FORECASTER NELSON