000 FZNT24 KNHC 152126 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST THU FEB 15 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-160330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST THU FEB 15 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA STRAITS TO 22N88W TO 18N94W WILL PUSH SE OF THE AREA LATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD INTO THE NW GULF FRI...THEN DRIFT SE AND WEAKEN THROUGH SAT. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF SAT AFTERNOON...MOVE SE INTO THE S GULF SUN MORNING...THEN PASS SE OF THE WATERS LATE SUN. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN FROM THE N SUN...MOVE NE OF THE AREA MON...THEN MAINTAIN A RIDGE JUST N OF THE AREA TUE. $$ GMZ080-160330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST THU FEB 15 2007 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST SE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT... EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT OVER NW PORTION LATE. SEAS BECOMING 4 TO 7 FT THROUGHOUT...HIGHEST FAR SE. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT OVER NW PORTION LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .SAT NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST SE. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N LATE. .MON...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BECOMING 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT E OF 94W. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT... HIGHEST W. $$ GMZ082-160330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST THU FEB 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...S OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 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 95W 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT... HIGHEST S. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY...BECOMING E TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 20 KT NW PART LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST NW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT... HIGHEST NW. $$ GMZ084-160330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST THU FEB 15 2007 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT S OF FRONT EARLY. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST S. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 25N LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 25N LATE. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 26N. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N. .SAT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO W 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 26N N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING N TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT N OF 25N. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 27N LATE. .MON...NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...THEN BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N. .TUE...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BECOMING 4 TO 6 FT THROUGHOUT. $$ GMZ086-160330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST THU FEB 15 2007 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT S OF FRONT EARLY. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BECOMING 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT EARLY. .FRI...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST S. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT... HIGHEST S. .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 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EARLY...BECOMING W TO SW AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 27N N TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 24N. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...EXCEPT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 27N LATE. .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. .TUE...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BECOMING 4 TO 6 FT THROUGHOUT. $$ FORECASTER PRV