000 FZNT24 KNHC 210235 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST SUN JAN 20 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-210930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST SUN JAN 20 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MOVE E AND WEAKEN THROUGH TUE. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST TUE NIGHT INTO WED MORNING...AND BECOME DIFFUSE ALONG 26N WED AS HIGH PRES SE JUST NW AND N OF THE GULF. STRONGER HIGH PRES IS FORECAST TO BUILD SE ACROSS THE THE NORTHERN GULF THU...THEN INTO THE E GULF FRI AS WEAK LOW PRES DEVELOPS OVER THE FAR W GULF. $$ GMZ080-210930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST SUN JAN 20 2008 .TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST S OF 27N. .MON...W OF 93W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON NIGHT...W OF 93W WINDS DIMINISHING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 93W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT TUE AFTERNOON AND TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE NIGHT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE 10 KT S OF 26N EARLY. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT S OF 26N EARLY. PATCHES OF RAIN AND SCATTERED SHOWERS SE AND S PARTS EARLY. .FRI...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO SE 15 TO 20 KT E OF 95W AND TO S 10 TO 15 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED SCATTERED SHOWERS W PART. $$ GMZ082-210930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST SUN JAN 20 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 22N E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT OVERNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...W OF 93W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITH NE SWELL. E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W OF 93W SE WINDS 15 KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 KT TUE INTO TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT... SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT TUE AND 4 TO 5 FT TUE NIGHT. E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO E 10 KT TUE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TUE AND TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE NIGHT. .WED...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-210930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST SUN JAN 20 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 25N NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT OVERNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. N OF 25N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E AND DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT MON NIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 25N AND NE 10 KT S OF 25N TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT TUE NIGHT. .WED...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...ELY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE 20 TO 25 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ086-210930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST SUN JAN 20 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 26N NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST S OF 25N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N. .TUE...ELY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SHIFTING TO N AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 26N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT N OF 26N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE