000 FZNT24 KNHC 280807 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST MON JAN 28 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-281530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST MON JAN 28 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE AREA WILL MOVE E OF FL TUE. INCREASING SLY WINDS LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT INTO TUE AS A COLD FRONT MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST TUE EVENING. THE FRONT WILL MOVE TO N FL AND EXTEND BACK TO 25N90W 24N97W WED AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN. THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE LATE WED AND EARLY THU. THE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES OFF TEXAS THU AFTERNOON. GUSTY SLY WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL SHIFT TO NWLY OVER THE NW GULF BEHIND THE FRONT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SE TO 28N83W 19N92W LATE FRI AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE NW SECTION. $$ GMZ080-281530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST MON JAN 28 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT INCREASING 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS DEVELOPING LATE. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N AND INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT W OF COLD FRONT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 30 KT W OF COLD FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE AND DECREASING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-281530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST MON JAN 28 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING N TO NE 20 KT FAR NW PORTION LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE AND DECREASING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ084-281530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST MON JAN 28 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. THIS MORNING YUCATAN CHANNEL WINDS N TO NE 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT..WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 15 KT SEAS DECREASING 5 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N AND INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT W OF COLD FRONT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING NW TO N 20 KT N OF COLD FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF FRONT AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF FRONT. $$ GMZ086-281530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST MON JAN 28 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT SEAS 4 TO 7 FT THIS MORNING BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON N OF 26N WITH SEAS DECREASING 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS DECREASING TO 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO SW 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. 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. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING N 15 KT N OF COLD FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF FRONT AND 4 FT N OF FRONT. $$ FORECASTER RRG