000 FZNT24 KNHC 270812 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST SUN JAN 27 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-271530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST SUN JAN 27 2008 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK LOW PRES NE GULF WILL MOVE NE TODAY WITH HIGH PRES BUILDING OVER THE AREA. HIGH PRES WILL MOVE TO N FL MON AND E OF FL TUE. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE NW GULF COAST LATE TUE AND MOVE SE THROUGH WED WITH GUSTY NE WINDS. THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE THU AS WINDS SHIFT TO SE AND S AND INCREASE. $$ GMZ080-271530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST SUN JAN 27 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DECREASE TO 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. WINDS BECOME N 20 KT BEHIND COLD FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. $$ GMZ082-271530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST SUN JAN 27 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N OF A FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FEW SHOWERS. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FEW SHOWERS. $$ GMZ084-271530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST SUN JAN 27 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FEW SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-271530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST SUN JAN 27 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SE 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT INCREASING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .WED...N OF A COLD FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER RRG