000 FZNT24 KNHC 162133 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST FRI FEB 16 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-170330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST FRI FEB 16 2007 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER NW GULF DRIFT SE AND WEAKEN TONIGHT INTO SAT. COLD FRONT ENTER NW GULF SAT AFTERNOON AND EXTEND FROM N FLORIDA TO 24N98W SAT EVENING... 26N81W TO 21N98W SUN MORNING ...THEN PASS SE OF AREA LATE SUN. HIGH PRES AGAIN BUILD INTO NW GULF LATE SUN...THEN MOVE NE OF AREA MON INTO TUE WITH SE RETURN FLOW DEVELOPING ACROSS WATERS. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL ENTER NW GULF TUE NIGHT AND THEN PUSH SE INTO SE GULF LATE WED. $$ GMZ080-170330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST FRI FEB 16 2007 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N 10 TO 15 KT OVER SE PORTION EARLY. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 FT...HIGHEST SE. .SAT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BUILD TO 6 FT N OF 27N. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 11 FT... HIGHEST SE. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY...BECOME NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N LATE. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 3 FT. .MON...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT W OF 94W. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. .WED...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ082-170330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST FRI FEB 16 2007 .TONIGHT...S OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 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...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT OVER NW PART. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT N OF 22N. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ084-170330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST FRI FEB 16 2007 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SAT NIGHT AND SUN... .TONIGHT...S OF 25N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST S. .SAT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT N OF 24N AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 24N. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EARLY...BECOME N 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS TO 13 FT...EXCEPT SUBSIDE TO 6 FT N OF 27N LATE. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 6 FT N OF 26N. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BECOMING 4 TO 6 FT THROUGHOUT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ086-170330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST FRI FEB 16 2007 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SAT NIGHT INTO SUN... .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS INCREASE TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT BEHIND FRONT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT N OF 26N LATE. .MON...NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. 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 LATE. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER PRV