000
FZNT24 KNHC 312102
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST THU JAN 31 2008

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-010330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM CST THU JAN 31 2008

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM LAKE CHARLES LOUISIANA TO NEAR 
TAMPICO MEXICO WILL MOVE SE AND EXTEND FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 
BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY FRI AND FROM FORT MYERS FLORIDA TO YUCATAN 
PENINSULA LATE FRI...DISSIPATING FRI NIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDS 
ACROSS NORTHERN GULF SAT THROUGH MON WITH INCREASINGLY SLY WINDS 
MON. NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES OFF TEXAS COAST TUE AND EXTENDS FROM 
SE LOUISIANA TO VERACRUZ BY LATE TUE. 

$$
GMZ080-010330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CST THU JAN 31 2008

.TONIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 
BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E AND 
DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT 
W OF 95W AND 5 TO 7 FT E OF 95W LATE. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT LATE.  
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT LATE. 
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 30 KT W 
OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT. 

$$
GMZ082-010330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST THU JAN 31 2008

.TONIGHT AND FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING 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...
BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W NE TO 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 30 
KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ALONG FRONT. 

$$
GMZ084-010330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
330 PM CST THU JAN 31 2008

.TONIGHT AND FRI...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 
FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N ALONG FRONT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT...SUBSIDING
3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT 
N OF 27N MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N 
AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N. 

$$
GMZ086-010330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
330 PM CST THU JAN 31 2008

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING S AND INCREASING 20 TO 
25 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...
BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. 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 3 TO 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.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

$$
FORECASTER COBB