000 FZNT24 KNHC 230825 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST FRI FEB 23 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-231530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST FRI FEB 23 2007 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE ACROSS THE GULF WILL SHIFT E AND WEAKEN TODAY. APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL INCREASE SLY WINDS IN THE WRN GULF TONIGHT AND SAT. FRONT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE SAT EVENING AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 21N97W SUN...BECOMING STATIONARY FROM NW FLORIDA TO THE SW GULF MON AND FROM 29N83W TO 24N93W TUE. $$ GMZ080-231530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST FRI FEB 23 2007 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W OF FRONT NLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-231530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST FRI FEB 23 2007 .TODAY...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. .TONIGHT AND SAT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 5 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. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ084-231530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST FRI FEB 23 2007 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-231530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST FRI FEB 23 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...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. .TUE...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL