000 FZNT24 KNHC 130300 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST MON FEB 12 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-130930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST MON FEB 12 2007 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK LOW PRES OVER THE SE GULF WILL LIFT NE OF THE AREA TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE OFF THE TEXAS COAST TUE MORNING AND EXTEND FROM MOBILE TO 23N97W TUE EVENING AND FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO 23N90W TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WED AFTERNOON AND THEN SE OF THE AREA LATE THU. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE NW LATE WED AND THU...THEN PASS E ACROSS THE N GULF FRI INTO SAT. ANOTHER STRONG COLD FRONT WILL THEN PUSH SE ACROSS THE WATERS SAT. $$ GMZ080-130930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST MON FEB 12 2007 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND NEAR THE FRONT. .TUE NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING S TO SE OVER NW PORTION LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY...SHIFTING TO NW AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ082-130930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST MON FEB 12 2007 .TONIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND NEAR THE FRONT. .TUE NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND NEAR THE FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 10 TO 15 KT OVER NW PORTION LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST S LATE. .SAT...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS EARLY...THEN N TO NW INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ084-130930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST MON FEB 12 2007 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 27N. .TUE...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT E TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 27N LATE. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS N PORTION EARLY. WINDS BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS BECOMING 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ086-130930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST MON FEB 12 2007 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DECREASING TO 15 KT N OF 27N LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 27N AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO W...EXCEPT BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT OVER FAR NW PORTION LATE. SEAS BECOMING 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT N OF 27N LATE. $$ FORECASTER LL