000 FZNT24 KNHC 161451 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST WED JAN 16 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-162130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST WED JAN 16 2008 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES NEAR 26N96W 1002 MB WILL MOVE E NE ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS AND INLAND OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AROUND SUNRISE THU. THE LOW WILL DRAG A NEW COLD FRONT ACROSS THE GULF TONIGHT AND THU WITH THE FRONT STALLING ACROSS THE CENTRAL WATERS 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 DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN GALE SUN. $$ GMZ080-162130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST WED JAN 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...OVER NE SEMICIRCLE OF LOW E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. OVER SW SEMICIRCLE OF LOW SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO THE N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. W OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N AND INCREASING 25 TO 30 KT LATE FRI AND SAT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 9 TO 14 FT SAT SUBSIDING 8 TO 12 FT SAT NIGHT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. $$ GMZ082-162130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST WED JAN 16 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SAT... .THIS AFTERNOON 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 LATE. .FRI AND SAT...W OF FRONTAL TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 15 KT INCREASING 25 TO 30 KT FRI NIGHT AND 30 TO 40 KT SAT DIMINISHING BELOW GALE LATE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT FRI NIGHT AND 12 TO 18 FT SAT. S OF FRONTAL TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO S FRI AFTERNOON AHEAD OF NEW FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...N OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 23N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. $$ GMZ084-162130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST WED JAN 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE WARNING EXPECTED SAT... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S TO SW TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. AREAS RAIN WITH EMBEDDED TSTMS N OF 27N AND SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 27N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING 10 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT SAT BEHIND NEW FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 9 TO 14 FT SAT. S OF 25N S WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO N 25 TO 35 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING 9 TO 13 FT SAT NIGHT. .SUN...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$ GMZ086-162130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST WED JAN 16 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED TSTMS N OF 27N. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW 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 SHIFTING TO N TO NE AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT AND 20 TO 25 KT SAT AND 25 TO 30 KT SAT NIGHT INTO SUN AND E 25 KT SUN NIGHT. 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 SAT NIGHT AND SUN DIMINISHING TO E 25 KT SUN. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT SAT 9 TO 13 FT SUN. $$ FORECASTER NELSON