000 FZNT24 KNHC 150830 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST THU FEB 15 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-151530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST THU FEB 15 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A NEARLY STATIONARY FRONT FROM SOUTH FLORIDA TO 20N97W WILL MOVE FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO 18N97W THIS AFTERNOON THEN SE OF THE AREA LATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA FRI AND SAT BEFORE A SECOND COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST SAT AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY SE TO THE SRN GULF BY LATE SUN WITH HIGH PRES OVER THE AREA MON. $$ GMZ080-151530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST THU FEB 15 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...HIGHEST SW. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT W OF 94W AND 5 TO 7 FT E OF 94W. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT BY EVENING. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT W OF 94W AND 2 TO 4 FT E OF 94W. $$ GMZ082-151530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST THU FEB 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING W OF 94W... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT W OF 94W N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT. N OF FRONT E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...S OF 22N N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 22N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY BECOMING NE 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S OF 21N E OF 94W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT NW PART. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-151530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST THU FEB 15 2007 .TODAY...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BY THIS EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF FRONT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 25N. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 10 KT... AND SHIFTING W N OF 27N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 25N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N. .SAT...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. S OF 25N N WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY BECOMING NE 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL S OF 25N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N. $$ GMZ086-151530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST THU FEB 15 2007 .TODAY...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT BY THIS EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF FRONT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. $$ FORECASTER BERG