000 FZNT24 KNHC 160927 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST WED JAN 16 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-161530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST WED JAN 16 2008 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES NEAR 26N96W 1004 MB WILL MOVE ENE ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS TODAY AND INLAND OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE EARLY THU. THE LOW WILL DRAG A NEW COLD FRONT ACROSS THE GULF TONIGHT AND THU WITH THE FRONT STALLING FROM TAMPA BAY TO 25N96W THU NIGHT AND FRI. 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 OVER THE SW GULF. $$ GMZ080-161530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST WED JAN 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...OVER NE SEMICIRCLE OF LOW E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...LOCALLY 15 FT. OVER SW SEMICIRCLE OF LOW SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO THE N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. W OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N AND INCREASING 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS LATE FRI AND SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING 9 TO 14 FT SAT...SUBSIDING 7 TO 11 FT FAR NW PART LATE SAT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF 94W AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF 94W. $$ GMZ082-161530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST WED JAN 16 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SAT... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF COLD FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. 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 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W OF COLD FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT SAT DIMINISHING BELOW GALE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT FRI NIGHT AND 12 TO 18 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 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...SUBSIDING LATE. $$ GMZ084-161530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST WED JAN 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS...BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S TO SW TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. AREAS RAIN WITH EMBEDDED TSTMS N OF 27N AND SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 27N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW OF COLD FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING 10 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT FRI NIGHT AND 25 TO 30 KT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT... BUILDING 9 TO 14 FT SAT. S OF 25N S WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 30 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$ GMZ086-161530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST WED JAN 16 2008 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...LOCALLY 30 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED TSTMS N OF 27N. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 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 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 BECOMING N AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT AND 25 TO 30 KT SAT AND 20 TO 25 KT SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT SAT AND SUN. 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 COBB