000 FZNT24 KNHC 310929 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST THU JAN 31 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-311530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST THU JAN 31 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM TAMPA BAY 27N90W 25N97W WILL MOVE N OF THE AREA AS WARM FRONT LATER THIS MORNING. NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST THIS AFTERNOON AND EXTEND FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT AND FROM TAMPA BAY TO YUCATAN PENINSULA FRI AND DISSIPATE FRI NIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS NORTHERN GULF SAT THROUGH MON. $$ GMZ080-311530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST THU JAN 31 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT. W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-311530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST THU JAN 31 2008 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ084-311530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST THU JAN 31 2008 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-311530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST THU JAN 31 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS