000 FZNT24 KNHC 180400 CCA OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...CORRECTED NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST SAT FEB 17 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-180930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST SAT FEB 17 2007 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT COLD FROM N FLORIDA SW TO 26N90W TO INLAND THE NE MEXICO COAST WILL QUICKLY MOVE SE OF THE GULF SUN MORNING. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO GALE FORCE OVER A PORTION OF THE MIDDLE AND E GULF BEHIND THE FRONT LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SUN. HIGH PRES ONCE AGAIN BUILDS OVER THE NW GULF LATE SUN THEN WILL SHIFT TO THE NE GULF BY MON MORNING AND TO E OF THE AREA MON NIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST WED AND BECOME DIFFUSE THU ALONG THE NRN GULF. $$ GMZ080-180930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST SAT FEB 17 2007 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...W OF 94W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS W PART. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT....BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-180930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST SAT FEB 17 2007 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT W OF FRONT LATE. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT W OF 95W LATE. .SUN NIGHT...S OF 22N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 22N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...N OF 22N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-180930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST SAT FEB 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT S OF 28N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING 9 TO 14 FT BEHIND FRONT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 26N AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 25N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-180930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST SAT FEB 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT NW OF FRONT S OF 28N W OF 82W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT NW OF FRONT S OF 28N W OF 82.5W. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SUN...S OF 27N W OF 82.5W NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EARLY BECOMING N AND DECREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATER IN THE MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON.. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 14 FT S OF 27N W OF 82.5W EARLY...SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 13 FT S OF 27N W OF 82.5W LATER IN THE MORNING AND TO 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 26N. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 26N AND SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 25N. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS/AGUIRRE