000 FZNT24 KNHC 160316 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST THU FEB 15 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-160930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST THU FEB 15 2007 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO 22N88W MOVE SE OF AREA LATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILD OVER NW GULF FRI THEN DRIFT SE AND WEAKEN THROUGH SAT. COLD FRONT ENTER NW GULF LATE SAT...MOVE SE INTO S GULF SUN MORNING...THEN PASS SE OF WATERS LATE SUN. HIGH PRES BUILD IN FROM THE N SUN... MOVE NE OF AREA MON...THEN MAINTAIN RIDGE JUST N OF AREA TUE. $$ GMZ080-160930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST THU FEB 15 2007 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT S OF 26N AND 6 FT N OF 26N. .FRI...N OF 28N N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 28N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 5 FT THROUGHOUT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 7 FT LATE. .SAT NIGHT...WINDS BECOME NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 10 FT... HIGHEST SE. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOME 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 3 FT N OF 27N LATE. .MON...SE WINDS INCREASE TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 6 FT...EXCEPT TO 4 FT E OF 94W. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST W. SEAS 7 FT...HIGHEST W. $$ GMZ082-160930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST THU FEB 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 15 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EARLY DIMINISH TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...E OF 97W NE WINDS DIMINISH TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. W OF 97W SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS INCREASE TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 8 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY...BECOME NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 20 KT NW PART LATE. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT...HIGHEST NW. $$ GMZ084-160930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST THU FEB 15 2007 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT S OF FRONT. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 10 FT S OF 26N. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT N OF 25N AND 11 FT S OF 25N. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N N WINDS DIMINISH TO LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 7 FT. .SAT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME W 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 26N N WINDS 10 KT BECOME NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...WINDS BECOME N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 9 FT S OF 26N. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY...DIMINISH TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT...EXCEPT SUBSIDE TO 6 FT N OF 27N LATE. .MON...NE WINDS DIMINISH TO 10 KT...THEN BECOME SE LATE. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 2 FT N OF 26N. .TUE...SE WINDS INCREASE TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-160930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST THU FEB 15 2007 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 27N. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS DIMINISH TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. .SAT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT BUILD TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 27N N TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS INCREASE TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N. SEAS BUILD TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 4 FT S OF 24N. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EARLY...DIMINISH TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT...EXCEPT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT N OF 27N LATE. .MON...NE TO E WINDS DIMINISH TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 5 FT... EXCEPT TO 2 FT N OF 25N. .TUE...SE WINDS INCREASE TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES