000 FZNT24 KNHC 191502 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST SAT JAN 19 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-192130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST SAT JAN 19 2008 .SYNOPSIS...WARM FRONT FROM N FLORIDA TO LOW 27N92W 1007 MB WITH COLD FRONT TO 18N94W. LOW IS FORECAST TO MOVE RAPIDLY NE WITH COLD FRONT MOVING TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND YUCATAN CHANNEL EARLY SUNDAY AND CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTHEAST. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BEHIND THE FRONT OVER THE EASTERN U.S. WILL MOVE EAST WITH RIDGE OVER THE SOUTHEAST U.S. THROUGH MONDAY. RIDGE WILL WEAKEN TUESDAY. WEAK COLD FRONT MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST LATE TUESDAY WITH WEAK RIDGE NORTH OF THE AREA WEDNESDAY. $$ GMZ080-192130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING E OF 95W... .THIS AFTERNOON...E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT... DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. W OF 95W N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT W PART. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT W PART. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT ...EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL E PART. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT LATE TUESDAY AND ELY 10 TO 15 KT WEDNESDAY. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-192130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING N OF 24N E OF 95W... .THIS AFTERNOON 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 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-192130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING N OF 26N... .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT... DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...THEN SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. S OF FRONT TO 24N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SW 10 TO 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT ENTIRE AREA. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT S OF 27N AND 6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...WINDS BECOMING E 20 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. $$ GMZ086-192130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST SAT JAN 19 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...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 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 LL