000 FZNT24 KNHC 290322 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST MON JAN 28 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-290930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST MON JAN 28 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER AREA MOVE E OF FL TUE INCREASING SLY WINDS AS COLD FRONT MOVES OFF TEXAS COAST LATE TUE. FRONT MOVE TO N FL AND EXTEND BACK TO 25N90W 24N97W LATE WED AND WEAKEN. FRONT MOVE N AS WARM FRONT THU. NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES OFF TEXAS LATE THU. GUSTY S WINDS AHEAD OF NEXT FRONT SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT. FRONT MOVE SE AND EXTEND FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE FRI AS HIGH PRES BUILDS ALONG GULF COAST. $$ GMZ080-290930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST MON JAN 28 2008 .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS LATE. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 KT BECOME NW 20 TO 30 KT W OF COLD FRONT TUE NIGHT. SEAS BUILD TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOME E 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT BECOME NW 20 TO 30 KT W OF COLD FRONT THU. SEAS 7 FT BUILD TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-290930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST MON JAN 28 2008 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT SHIFT NE 20 KT N OF 23N TUE NIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT SHIFT SE WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FEW SHOWERS. .THU...S WINDS 20 KT BECOME NW 20 TO 30 KT W OF COLD FRONT LATE THU. SEAS 7 FT BUILD TO 9 FT LATE. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOME NE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-290930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST MON JAN 28 2008 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME S 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME N 20 TO 25 KT W OF COLD FRONT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILD TO 9 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT BECOME SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. S OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT BECOME N 20 KT N OF COLD FRONT. SEAS 5 FT S OF FRONT AND 7 FT N OF FRONT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-290930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST MON JAN 28 2008 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT BECOME SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT SW N OF 27N TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N OF COLD FRONT NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF COLD FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME N 15 KT N OF COLD FRONT. SEAS 4 FT S OF FRONT AND 6 FT N OF FRONT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES