000 FZNT24 KNHC 020907 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST FRI FEB 02 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-021530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST FRI FEB 02 2007 .SYNOPSIS... COLD FRONT 30N85W TO 23N97W WILL WILL EXTEND FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 22N97W BY THIS AFTERNOON...THEN STALL FROM S FLORIDA TO 21N97W BY TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL BECOME STATIONARY FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA INTO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 19N96W BY LATE SAT. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NRN GULF STARTING LATE SAT AN MERGE WITH PREVIOUS FRONT OVER THE WATERS BY MON. WINDS TO GALE FORCE ARE EXPECTED OVER THE WRN GULF BEHIND THE FRONT SUN. WINDS WILL THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVER SRN WATERS THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. $$ GMZ080-021530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST FRI FEB 02 2007 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 28N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...N OF 28N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-021530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST FRI FEB 02 2007 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUN S OF 24N W OF FRONT... .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 22N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 22N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 22N NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 22N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...S OF 23N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. N OF 23N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...S OF 23N W OF 94W NLY WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. S OF 23N E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 23N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT, .TUE...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 95W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ084-021530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST FRI FEB 02 2007 .TODAY...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THEN BECOMING NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. S OF FRONT SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N OF 27N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 T0 8 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. S OF FRONT SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ086-021530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST FRI FEB 02 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT...THEN BECOMING NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. .MON...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL ELSEWHERE S OF 27N. .TUE...N OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN