000 FZNT24 KNHC 301537 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST WED JAN 30 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-302130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST WED JAN 30 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND THROUGH 25N90W 23N98W STALLS TONIGHT AND RETURNS AS A WARM FRONT FROM THE UPPER TEXAS COAST TO W CENTRAL FLORIDA EARLY THU. WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTH OF AREA THU AFTERNOON...AS NEXT FRONT ENTERS THE NW GULF AND STALLS FROM N CENTRAL FLORIDA THROUGH THE YUCATAN FRI AFTERNOON. THIS FRONT ALSO RETURNS AS A WARM FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN GULF SAT INTO SUN. $$ GMZ080-302130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST WED JAN 30 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NW 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT THU AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE POSSIBLE...EXCEPT SW 15 TO 20 KT E OF FRONT SE PART THU NIGHT. WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT THU AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 5 FT LATE. .SAT...WINDS BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-302130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST WED JAN 30 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...E OF A LINE FROM 19N92W 23N98W WINDS E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST TO THE NORTH. W OF LINE WINDS W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S THU MORNING. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W WINDS SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 1 TO 5 FT...LOWEST TO THE SOUTH. WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT THU AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THU AFTERNOON. THU NIGHT AND FRI...E OF 94W WINDS LIGHT AND VARIABLE. W OF 94W WINDS SHIFTING NW TO N AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT....WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE POSSIBLE. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT E OF 94W. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT THU. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 9 FT LATE. .SAT...E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E T0 SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-302130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST WED JAN 30 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .TONIGHT AND THU...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT THU...EXCEPT SE 20 TO 25 KT N OF 28N W OF 87W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FT. LATE. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT FRI MORNING...THE NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT THU MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN N TO NE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 5 FT LATE. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-302130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST WED JAN 30 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N WINDS S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND THU...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. S OF 27N S TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN/CHRISTENSEN