000 FZNT24 KNHC 281455 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-282130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 .SYNOPSIS...ELY WINDS WILL VEER TO THE S TONIGHT AND INCREASE IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT WHICH IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TX COAST THU MORNING. THE FRONT WILL REACHING A PSN FROM 30N83W 18N94W EARLY FRI...FROM 27N82W TO 18N92W EARLY SAT...AND MOVE SE OF THE GULF EARLY SUN. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GULF IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. $$ GMZ080-282130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT..BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W PART. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N AND NE 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT NW WATERS THU NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT SUN AFTERNOON AND ...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT FAR W PART LATE SUN. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF 93W AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 93W. $$ GMZ082-282130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF 95W LATE. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... SHIFTING TO N TO NE BEHIND FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND SAT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT SAT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT FRI AND 6 TO 9 FT SAT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ084-282130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO SE 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N THU AND THU NIGHT...SHIFTING TO N TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...NLY WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ086-282130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT THU NIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OF TSTMS S OF 27N. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND S OF FRONT. .SUN...N OF 26N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT SUN AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON/AGUIRRE