000 FZNT24 KNHC 180814 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST FRI JAN 18 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-181530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST FRI JAN 18 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM NW FLORIDA TO NE YUCATAN BECOMES STATIONARY WITH LOW PRES DEVELOPING ALONG FRONT NEAR 26N95W TODAY. LOW MOVES NE TONIGHT AND INLAND W FLORIDA SAT. SECOND STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS GULF TONIGHT AND SAT AND S OF AREA SAT NIGHT. NLY WINDS BEHIND FRONT INCREASE TO GALE FORCE SAT AND SAT NIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS LOWER SUN AND MON. WINDS BECOME SE MON NIGHT AHEAD OF NEXT COLD FRONT EARLY TUE. $$ GMZ080-181530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SAT... .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT INCREASING 35 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING 9 TO 14 FT SAT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING SLOWLY NW PORTION. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT..HIGHEST SE PORTION. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST SE. .MON...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND A COLD FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-181530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING SAT... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 93W NE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO N TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING 6 TO 10 FT LATE TONIGHT. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO S TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF COLD FRONT N WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 14 FT. E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN...N OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 23N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .MON...N OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-181530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING N OF 27N TONIGHT AND SAT... .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF 27N E TO NE WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT BY SAT MORNING. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT INCREASING TO 8 TO 11 FT. RAIN AND POSSIBLE TSTMS DEVELOPING. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT SAT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT INCREASING TO 6 TO 8 FT SAT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. WINDS SHIFTING TO N 25 KT LATE. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .MON...N OF 26N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL GRADUALLY SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-181530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST FRI JAN 18 2008 ......GALE WARNING SAT... .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FEW SHOWERS SE. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. FEW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON THEN SHIFTING TO NLY 25 TO 35 KT N OF A COLD FRONT BY EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT INCREASING 6 TO 9 FT BY EVENING. .SAT NIGHT...NLY WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST SEAS S OF 26N. .MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT IN AFTERNOON. SEAS DECREASING TO 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER RRG