000 FZNT24 KNHC 190239 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST FRI JAN 18 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-190930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST FRI JAN 18 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM FORT MYERS FLORIDA EXTENDS SW TO 25N85W THEN A WARM FRONT TO A 1007 MB DEVELOPING GALE CENTER NEAR 24N95W. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM N CENTRAL FLORIDA TO A 1012 MB GALE CENTER NEAR 26N92W WITH AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT SW TO 19N96W BY DAYBREAK. THE LOW IS FORECAST TO TRACK TO OVER NE FLORIDA BY SAT AFTERNOON WITH THE COLD FRONT THROUGH 29N82W TO 18N92W. THE FRONT WILL MOVE TO JUST SE OF THE AREA BY LATE SAT NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE SE U.S. SUN AND MON THEN SHIFT E TUE AND WED. $$ GMZ080-190930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING E OF 95W... .TONIGHT...E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO NE 30 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 94W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 94W. .SAT...E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. W OF 95W N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT W PART. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT W PART. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT ...EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL E PART. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-190930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING N OF 24N E OF 95W... .TONIGHT...N OF 24N E OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. S OF 24N W OF COLD FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 23N E OF COLD FRONT SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 21N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF COLD FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT SAT NIGHT. E OF COLD FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR COLD FRONT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 23N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ084-190930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING N OF 26N... .TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF 88W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT W OF 88W LATE. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WIDESPREAD RAIN AREAS WITH EMBEDDED ISOLATED TSTMS N OF FRONT. .SAT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT... DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT...THEN SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF FRONT TO 24N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SW 10 TO 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT ENTIRE AREA. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT S OF 27N AND 6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...WINDS BECOMING E 20 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. $$ GMZ086-190930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST FRI JAN 18 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT OVERNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. AREAS OF RAIN N OF FRONT AND ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF FRONT. .SAT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE N OF 28N. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. S OF FRONT TO 26N SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT... HIGHEST S OF 26N. .MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST S. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .WED...ELY WINDS 10 KT SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE