000 FZNT24 KNHC 170329 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST FRI FEB 16 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-170930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST FRI FEB 16 2007 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER NW GULF DRIFT SE AND WEAKEN TONIGHT INTO SAT. COLD FRONT ENTER NW GULF LATE SAT AND EXTEND FROM N FLORIDA TO 24N98W SAT EVENING... 26N81W TO 21N98W EARLY SUN... 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 S RETURN FLOW DEVELOPING ACROSS WRN WATERS. ANOTHER COLD FRONT ENTER NW GULF TUE NIGHT AND PUSH SE INTO SE GULF LATE WED. $$ GMZ080-170930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST FRI FEB 16 2007 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 11 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY BECOME NE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDE TO 7 FT LATE. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W OF 96W S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. E OF 96W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-170930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST FRI FEB 16 2007 .TONIGHT...W OF 97W SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. E OF 97W NE TO E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 IN SUBSIDING NE SWELL. .SAT...WINDS BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS INCREASE TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...WINDS E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT OVER NW PART. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-170930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST FRI FEB 16 2007 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SAT NIGHT AND SUN... .TONIGHT...S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT LATE. N OF 25N N WINDS 10 KT EARLY DIMINISH TO 5 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 FT LATE. .SAT...N OF 26N W WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 26N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT BECOME NW 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT HIGHER GUSTS BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILD TO 13 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EARLY DIMINISH TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDE TO 6 FT N OF 27N LATE. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 5 FT N OF 26N. .MON...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-170930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 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 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT LATE. .SAT...NW WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO 15 LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 6 FT LATE. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT BECOME NW 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT HIGHER GUSTS BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 12 FT BEHIND FRONT. .SUN...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDE TO 8 FT LATE. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 4 N OF 26N LATE. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 FT N OF 28N. .TUE AND WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES