000 FZNT24 KNHC 051449 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST MON FEB 05 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-052130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST MON FEB 05 2007 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO JUST N OF THE YUCATAN CHANNEL AND INTO THE SE BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN AND MOVE E OF THE AREA LATER TODAY. A COLD FRONT WILL CLIP THE NE GULF LATE TODAY FOLLOWED BY STRONG HIGH PRES THAT WILL BUILD OVER THE NRN GULF THROUGH TUE THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN WED THROUGH FRI. $$ GMZ080-052130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST MON FEB 05 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 27N E OF 93W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 27N E OF 95W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT N OF 28N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 28N. .THU AND FRI...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-052130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST MON FEB 05 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 94W NE TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF RAIN .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 95W N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF 95W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-052130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST MON FEB 05 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 28N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .WED...S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-052130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST MON FEB 05 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. AREAS OF RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT TO 11 FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .WED...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN/DGS