000 FZNT24 KNHC 090848 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST FRI FEB 09 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-091530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST FRI FEB 09 2007 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROUGH FROM 28N87W TO 21N87W WILL SLOWLY DRIFT W AND DISSIPATE THROUGH AFTERNOON. HIGH PRES OVER THE N GULF WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA TONIGHT. COLD FRONT ALONG THE TEXAS COAST EARLY THIS MORNING WILL EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO 27N97W BY TONIGHT...AND FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO S TEXAS BY LATE SAT. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD INTO THE N GULF BEHIND THE FRONT SAT AND MOVE E ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH MON...MOVING E OF THE AREA EARLY TUE. A STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST TUE MORNING...AND REACHES A PSN FROM APALACHEE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE TUE AS ANOTHER SURGE OF STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS SWD INTO THE GULF BEHIND THE FRONT. $$ GMZ080-091530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST FRI FEB 09 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E OF 95W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEA 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS MAINLY W PART. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W OF 96W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 96W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MON...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS PR TSTMS W PART. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT W OF THE FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT ENTIRE AREA...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT W OF THE FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG THE FRONT. $$ GMZ082-091530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST FRI FEB 09 2007 .TODAY THROUGH SAT...W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N PART. $$ GMZ084-091530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST FRI FEB 09 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS SE PART. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON... E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-091530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST FRI FEB 09 2007 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 27N. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 27N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. PATCHES OF RAIN N OF 28N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 28N. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. PATCHES OF RAIN N OF 27N. .TUE...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 27N. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE