000 FZNT24 KNHC 190819 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST SAT JAN 19 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-191530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST SAT JAN 19 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM SW FLORIDA SW TO 25N85W BECOMES A WARM FRONT TO A 1007 MB DEVELOPING GALE CENTER NEAR 24N95W. THE FRONT WILL BECOME A WARM FRONT AND MOVE NWD AS A 1012 MB GALE CENTER MOVES TO NEAR 26N92W. AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT FROM THE LOW EXTENDS SW TO 19N96W. THE LOW IS FORECAST TO TRACK NE TO NE FLORIDA BY THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 29N82W TO 18N92W. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SE OF THE AREA LATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE SE U.S. SUN AND MON THEN SHIFT E TUE AND WED. $$ GMZ080-191530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING E OF 95W... .TODAY...E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. W OF 95W N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT W PART. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT W PART. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT ...EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL E PART. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-191530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING N OF 24N E OF 95W... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-191530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING N OF 26N... .TODAY...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT...THEN SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF FRONT TO 24N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SW 10 TO 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT ENTIRE AREA. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT S OF 27N AND 6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...WINDS BECOMING E 20 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. $$ GMZ086-191530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST SAT JAN 19 2008 .TODAY...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. .TONIGHT...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 RRG