000 FZNT24 KNHC 151517 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST THU FEB 15 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-152130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST THU FEB 15 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA STRAITS TO 21N90W TO 19N96W WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN PUSH SE OF THE AREA LATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD INTO THE NW GULF FRI AND THEN DRIFT SE AND WEAKEN THROUGH SAT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST SAT AFTERNOON...PUSH SE INTO THE S GULF SUN MORNING...THEN SE OF THE WATERS LATE SUN. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN FROM THE N SUN AND THEN MOVE NE OF THE AREA MON. $$ GMZ080-152130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST THU FEB 15 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING 20 TO 25 KT LATE...HIGHEST S. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST SE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT... EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT OVER NW PORTION LATE. SEAS BECOMING 4 TO 7 FT THROUGHOUT...HIGHEST FAR SE. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BECOMING 5 TO 7 FT W OF 94W AND 2 TO 4 FT E OF 94W. $$ GMZ082-152130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST THU FEB 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING W OF 94W... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT W OF 94W N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. N OF FRONT E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 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 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S OF 21N E OF 94W NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT EARLY...BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 20 KT NW PART LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-152130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST THU FEB 15 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF FRONT. .TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST S. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 25N. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 25N LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT N OF 25N. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 26N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 25N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N. .SAT...N OF 25N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO NW 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT LATE. S OF 25N N WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 26N LATE. .MON...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N. $$ GMZ086-152130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST THU FEB 15 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF FRONT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...WINDS BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT EARLY FRI. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N. .SAT...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. S OF 25N N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N. $$ FORECASTER PRV