000 FZNT24 KNHC 110854 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST SUN FEB 11 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-111530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST SUN FEB 11 2007 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 26N82W TO 26N90W TO 26N95W THEN STATIONARY SW TO 23N98W WILL SLOWLY MOVE S AND BECOME DIFFUSE THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT OVER THE SE GULF. HIGH PRES N OF THE FRONT WILL BUILD SEWD ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN SLIDE E OF THE AREA MON MORNING. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY TUE MORNING AND EXTEND FROM THE SE LOUISIANA COAST TO 23N98W TUE AFTERNOON...FROM 30N83W TO THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA ON WED AND EXIT THE GULF LATE WED. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA WED AND THU WITH INCREASING WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS OVER MUCH OF THE W GULF. $$ GMZ080-111530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST SUN FEB 11 2007 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. PATCHES OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 93W. ISOLATED SHOWERS E OF 93W. .TONIGHT AND MON...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 93W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PATCHES OF RAIN ...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS NEAR THE COAST MON. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND NEAR THE FRONT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ082-111530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST SUN FEB 11 2007 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 13 FT. N OF 22N E E OF 94W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS MOSTLY N TO NE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-111530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST SUN FEB 11 2007 .TODAY...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 28N. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT MAINLY N OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE. .WED...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...N OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 28N. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 24N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ086-111530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST SUN FEB 11 2007 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO W TO N W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR THE FRONT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE S OF FRONT. .THU...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE