000 FZNT24 KNHC 092057 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST FRI FEB 09 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-100330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST FRI FEB 09 2007 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM SE LOUISIANA TO 27N96W AND FROM TAMPA BAY TO S TEXAS SAT. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD BEHIND THE FRONT SAT AND MOVE E THROUGH MON AND E OF THE AREA EARLY TUE. A STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST TUE MORNING AND EXTENDS FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 24N98W TUE AND E OF THE AREA WED. $$ GMZ080-100330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST FRI FEB 09 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N OF 27N W OF 92W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 93W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...W OF FRONT NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG THE FRONT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-100330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST FRI FEB 09 2007 .TONIGHT AND 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 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-100330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST FRI FEB 09 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON... E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-100330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST FRI FEB 09 2007 .TONIGHT...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.. .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 AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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 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. .WED...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS