000 FZNT24 KNHC 300321 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-300930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER ERN GULF MOVE E AS COLD FRONT MOVES OFF TEXAS COAST TONIGHT. FRONT STALLS FROM N CENTRAL FLORIDA THROUGH 25N90W 25N97W LATE WED AND SHIFT N AS WARM FRONT WED NIGHT AND THU. NEXT FRONT MOVES SE OFF TX COAST EARLY THU AND MOVES ACROSS GULF LATE THU AND FRI LAYING FROM CENTRAL FL TO YUCATAN LATE FRI. FRONT MOVE N AS WARM SAT THROUGH SUN. $$ GMZ080-300930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 KT BECOME NW 20 TO 30 KT W OF COLD FRONT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOME NE 20 KT LATE. SEAS BUILD TO 8 FT THEN SUBSIDE TO 4 FT LATE WED. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WINDS TO 20 KT SHIFT S EARLY THU. SEAS 7 FT. S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT E OF COLD FRONT THU BECOME NW 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE LATE THU. SEAS 7 FT BUILD TO 10 FT LATE THU. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WINDS DIMINISH TO 20 KT THEN BECOME NE 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDE TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS SE. .SAT...WINDS BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-300930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 .TONIGHT AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT BECOME SE 10 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDE TO 2 FT WED. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 7 FT LATE. .THU...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 11 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE THU. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE POSSIBLE...EXCEPT LIGHT AND VARIABLE SE OF FRONT. .FRI... WIND N 20 TO 30 KT EARLY FRI BECOME E TO NE 10 TO 20 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT E OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS BECOME SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT... SUBSIDE TO 3 FT LATE. .SUN...E T0 SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-300930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 .TONIGHT AND WED...N OF 25N S TO SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT THEN BECOME NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 26N S TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT THU THEN SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT LATE THU. SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 26N S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WINDS INCREASE TO 25 KT W OF FRONT AND S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT E OF FRONT THU NIGHT AND FRI. SEAS BUILD TO 8 FT W OF FRONT AND 4 FT E OF FRONT. WIND BECOME NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT N OF 25N AND 5 FT S OF 25N. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 3 FT EXTREME NRN GULF DECREASE TO 2 FT LATE. .SUN...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-300930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT SW LATE...EXCEPT S 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 4 FT S OF 25N AND 6 FT N OF 27N. .WED...N OF 28N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT EARLY WED BECOME NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. S OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOME SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT INCREASE TO 7 FT LATE THU. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT NW W OF FRONT AND N OF 27N EARLY FRI. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT N OF 27N AND 3 FT S OF 27N. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES