000 FZNT24 KNHC 201512 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST SUN JAN 20 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-202130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST SUN JAN 20 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST OVER THE SOUTHEAST U.S. THROUGH MON. RIDGE WILL WEAKEN SLOWLY TUE. WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES OFF TEXAS COAST LATE TUESDAY THEN BECOMES DIFFUSE WED WITH WEAK RIDGE NORTH OF THE AREA. ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE NORTH GULF COAST EARLY THU AND MOVE TO NEAR 29N82W 24N98W. $$ GMZ080-202130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST SUN JAN 20 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 94W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT WITH E SWELL. E OF 94W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...W OF 95W ELY WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITH NE SWELL. E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASE TO SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT LATE TUESDAY AND ELY 10 TO 15 KT WEDNESDAY. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ082-202130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST SUN JAN 20 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 95W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT WITH NE SWELL. E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT WITH NE SWELL. .TONIGHT...W OF 95W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .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. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASE TO E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-202130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST SUN JAN 20 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT S OF 27N AND 6 TO 10 FT N OF 27N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT DIMINISHING TO 6 TO 9 FT MON NIGHT. .TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO NLY 20 TO 25 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-202130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST SUN JAN 20 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST SEAS S OF 26N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST SEAS S OF 25N. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...ELY WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO N 20 KT N OF FRONT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER LL