000 FZNT24 KNHC 140842 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST WED FEB 14 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-141530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST WED FEB 14 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NE MEXICO WILL MOVE FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO 22N98W THIS AFTERNOON...THE FLORIDA KEYS TO 21N98W TONIGHT...THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO 19N96W THU...THEN SE OF THE AREA FRI. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT FRI AND SAT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE NW GULF COAST SAT AND EXTEND FROM SOUTH FLORIDA TO 21N98W SUN. $$ GMZ080-141530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST WED FEB 14 2007 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...S OF 27N W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...W OF 94W N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ082-141530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST WED FEB 14 2007 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 95W THU AND THU NIGHT... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. N OF FRONT E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. S OF FRONT MAINLY N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...S OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. N OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT...N OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-141530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST WED FEB 14 2007 .TODAY...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...S OF 25N N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 25N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ086-141530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST WED FEB 14 2007 .TODAY...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT N OF 26N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ FORECASTER BERG