000 FZNT24 KNHC 220240 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST WED FEB 21 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-220930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST WED FEB 21 2007 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH FROM 30N83W TO 25N90W WILL MOVE SE AND DISSIPATE THU MORNING. HIGH PRES RIDGE ACROSS THE GULF WILL SHIFT E AND WEAKEN THROUGH FRI. APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL INCREASE SLY WINDS IN THE WRN GULF FRI NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE SAT EVENING AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 23N95W 19N96W SUN BECOMING STATIONARY FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE SW GULF MON. $$ GMZ080-220930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST WED FEB 21 2007 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...W OF FRONT NLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-220930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST WED FEB 21 2007 .TONIGHT AND THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 22N E OF 96W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-220930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST WED FEB 21 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF TROUGH NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-220930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST WED FEB 21 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW BEHIND TROUGH. S OF 25N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT ENTIRE AREA. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT ENTIRE AREA. $$ FORECASTER BERG