000 FZNT24 KNHC 220407 CCA OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...CORRECTED NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST MON JAN 21 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-220930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST MON JAN 21 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG RIDGE N OF THE AREA WILL MOVE E AND WEAKEN THROUGH TUE. A WEAK COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST TUE NIGHT INTO WED MORNING...AND BECOME DIFFUSE ALONG 27N WED NIGHT. STRONGER HIGH PRES IS FORECAST TO BUILD SE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WED NIGHT THEN INTO THE E GULF THU AS LOW PRES FORMS OVER THE FAR WESTERN GULF. THE LOW IS FORECAST TO MOVE N AND NE FRI AND SAT AS A RIDGE BECOMES ESTABLISHED ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST $$ GMZ080-220930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST MON JAN 21 2008 .TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT OVERNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 93W. ISOLATED SHOWERS E OF 93W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT TUE AFTERNOON AND TUE NIGHT...EXCEPT SHIFTING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE WED NIGHT INTO THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT THU. .FRI...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...DIMINISHING TO 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ082-220930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST MON JAN 21 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W OF 93W SE WINDS 15 KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE NIGHT. E OF 93W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE AND 10 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 7 FT TUE AND 4 TO 6 FT TUE NIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO NE 20 TO 25 KT N PART LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ084-220930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST MON JAN 21 2008 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE...HIGHEST S OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 25N AND NE 10 KT S OF 25N TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT TUE NIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE WED NIGHT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT ...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT FROM 24N TO 27N . .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-220930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST MON JAN 21 2008 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N OVERNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 26N...AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT OVERNIGHT. .TUE...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 26N WINDS DIMINISHING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. ISOLATED SHOWERS ENTIRE AREA. .TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ENTIRE AREA. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT ..INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT NEAR THE COAST LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...N OF 28N N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 28N NE WINDS 10 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N...AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 27N. .SAT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE