000 FZNT24 KNHC 292042 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-300330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER EASTERN GULF SHOULD MOV E...AS COLD FRONT MOVES OFF TEXAS AND LOUISIANA COASTS LATER TONIGHT. FRONT STALLS FROM N CENTRAL FLORIDA THROUGH 25N90W 25N97W LATE WED AND RETURNS AS A WARM FRONT WED NIGHT AND THU. NEXT FRONT MOVES SE OFF TX COAST THU MORNING AND MOVES ACROSS THE GULF THU AND FRI...LYING FROM CENTRAL FL TO YUCATAN LATE FRI. THE FRONT SHOULD BEGIN RIDING SLOWLY NORTHWARD AS A WARM SAT THROUGH SUN. $$ GMZ080-300330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 .TONIGHT AND WED...S TO SW WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT W OF COLD FRONT TONIGHT....EXCEPT S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT E OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WINDS SHIFTING N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT WED MORNING BECOMING E TO NE DECREASING TO 20 KT WED LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT...THEN SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WED EVENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WINDS TO 20 KT BECOMING SE AND THEN S 15 TO 20 KT THU MORNING. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT E OF COLD FRONT THU...SHIFTING NW 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE THU AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT THU LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WINDS DECREASING TO 20 KT...THEN SHIFTING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS SE. SAT...WINDS BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-300330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 .TONIGHT AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE TONIGHT AND WED. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT EARLY WED. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT AHEAD OF FRONT. WINDS SHIFTING N AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE THU. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE POSSIBLE...EXCEPT LIGHT AND VARIABLE SE OF FRONT THU NIGHT. WIND N 20 TO 30 KT EARLY FRI...DECREASING AND SHIFTING E TO NE 10 TO 20 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT E OF FRONT THU NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS EARLY SHIFTING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E T0 SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-300330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 .TONIGHT AND WED...N OF 25N S TO SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT THEN SHIFTING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 26N S TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT THU THEN SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT LATE THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 26N S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WINDS INCREASING TO 2O TO 25 KT W OF FRONT AND S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT E OF FRONT THU NIGHT AND FRI. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT AND 2 TO 4 FT E OF FRONT. WIND BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 25N AND 3 TO 6 FT S OF 25N. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT EXTREME NRN GULF ...DECREASING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. .SUN...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-300330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 .TONIGHT AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT S OF 25N AND 3 TO 6 FT N OF 25N. WINDS SHIFTING NW 20 TO 25 KT N OF 28N W OF FRONT EARLY WED THEN BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 28N...1 TO 3 FT S OF 28N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS N OF 27N. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE THEN SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...INCREASING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE THU. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT AND N OF 27N EARLY FRI. S OF 27N...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 27N. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N. .SUN...N OF 25N SEAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN/COBB