000 FZNT24 KNHC 310325 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST WED JAN 30 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-310930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST WED JAN 30 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 28N83W 26N90W 25N95W 22N97W FORECAST TO RETURN N AS WARM FRONT FROM UPPER TEXAS COAST TO WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA EARLY THU. WARM FRONT LIFTS N OF AREA THU AFTERNOON. NEXT FRONT ENTERS NW GULF AND SWEEPS ACROSS AREA AND BEFORE STALLING FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO YUCATAN FRI NIGHT. FRONT ALSO RETURN N AS WARM FRONT OVER CENTRAL AND NRN GULF OF MEXICO FROM SAT INTO SUN. $$ GMZ080-310930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST WED JAN 30 2008 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E OF FRONT S WINDS TO 20 KT BECOME SW 20 TO 25 KT THU AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT LATE THU. SEAS BUILD TO 10 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME NE 10 TO 15 KT FRI AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 FT LATE. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT SE EARLY SAT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME S 15 TO 20 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 6 FT LATE. .MON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS BUILD TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ082-310930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST WED JAN 30 2008 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME NW 20 TO 30 KT THU EVENING. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 8 FT. N OF 20N E OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT THU AFTERNOON BECOME NW 20 TO 25 KT THU MORNING. SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 10 FT. S OF 20N AND E OF 94W E 5 TO 10 KT BECOME N 20 TO 25 KT THU AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILD TO 5 FT LATE. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOME NE 10 TO 15 KT FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 FT LATE. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ GMZ084-310930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST WED JAN 30 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT LATE THU. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 26N SE WINDS 15 KT BECOME S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 23N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 23N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT SE LATE SAT. SEAS 5 FT N OF 26N...AND 6 FT S OF 26N. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-310930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST WED JAN 30 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. WINDS BECOME S 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SE WINDS 20 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. N OF 27N WINDS W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS BUILD TO 6 FT. WINDS BECOME NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE FRI EXCEPT E 10 TO 15 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N OF 26N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES