000 FZNT24 KNHC 020245 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST THU MAR 1 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-020930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST THU MAR 1 2007 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE WILL RETREAT E AS A COLD FRONT ADVANCES IN THE GULF. COLD FRONT FROM LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO WILL MOVE E TO A LINE FROM N FLORIDA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI MORNING...THEN BEGIN TO STALL FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL BECOME DIFFUSE OVER THE SE GULF SUN MORNING. A STRONG HIGH BUILDS INTO THE W GULF BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH MON WITH GALES POSSIBLE S OF 25N W OF 90W LATE SAT INTO SUN MORNING. THE HIGH MOVES SLOWLY E ACROSS THE N GULF REACHING THE NE PART TUE WITH DECREASING WINDS AND SEAS OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. $$ GMZ080-020930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST THU MAR 1 2007 .TONIGHT...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT W OF 96W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT... BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT SAT NIGHT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT FAR NW PART. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT IN AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT W PART IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-020930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST THU MAR 1 2007 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 23N W OF 93W SUN... .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE W OF 93W LATE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT W OF 93W SAT NIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS E OF FRONT. .SUN...S OF 23N W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-020930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST THU MAR 1 2007 .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY NW PART. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON INTO SAT NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...S OF 25N N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 25 NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N AND TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N LATE. .TUE...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-020930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST THU MAR 1 2007 .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. N OF 27N SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 27N SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHER NEAR ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF COLD FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND S OF FRONT. .SUN...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT TUE. S OF 27N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT TUE. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL