000 FZNT24 KNHC 141525 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST WED FEB 14 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-142130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST WED FEB 14 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NE MEXICO WILL DRIFT SE TO S FLORIDA TO 21N98W THIS EVENING...THE FLORIDA KEYS TO 21N98W THU MORNING...THEN PASS SE OF THE AREA THU NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT FRI INTO SAT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE NW GULF COAST SAT MORNING AND THEN PUSH SE OF THE WATERS LATE SUN...WHILE HIGH PRES BUILDS INTO THE NW GULF. $$ GMZ080-142130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST WED FEB 14 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST SW. .TONIGHT...S OF 27N W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...W OF 94W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...HIGHEST S OF 27N. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST S. E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST FAR S. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY...BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE...HIGHEST FAR SE. $$ GMZ082-142130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST WED FEB 14 2007 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 94W THU AND THU NIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON 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 94W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT. N OF FRONT E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE 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 8 TO 11 FT LATE. N OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .SAT...N OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 23N LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ084-142130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST WED FEB 14 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS BECOMING 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...S OF 25N N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 25N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...WINDS BECOMING N TO NW 20 TO 30 KT EARLY...THEN N 15 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST S OF 25N LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT... EXCEPT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 27N LATE. $$ GMZ086-142130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST WED FEB 14 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BECOMING 2 TO 4 FT EARLY THU. .THU NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...WINDS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS BECOMING 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT TO 7 FT N OF 27N LATE. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 27N LATE. $$ FORECASTER PV/CAB