000 FZNT24 KNHC 232119 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST FRI FEB 23 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-240330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST FRI FEB 23 2007 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDING S INTO THE CENTRAL GULF WILL SHIFT E OF THE AREA SAT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO E TEXAS SAT AFTERNOON. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE W GULF SAT AFTERNOON PRECEDED BY INCREASING SLY WINDS IN THE WRN GULF BEGINNING TONIGHT INTO SAT. FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR BROWNSVILLE TEXAS LATE SAT EVENING...AND FROM THE W FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN. FRONT BECOMES STATIONARY FROM N FLORIDA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE MON...FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO E BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE...THEN MOVES E OF GULF EARLY WED. HIGH PRES BUILDS SE INTO THE N GULF LATE TUE AND MOVE E WED. $$ GMZ080-240330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST FRI FEB 23 2007 .TONIGHT AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT LATE TONIGHT INTO SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE TONIGHT INTO SAT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF FRONT W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT EARLY SUN AND N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING SUN 4 TO 6 FT S OF 28N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...E OF 92W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 92W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 27N. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO OCCASIONALLY 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-240330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST FRI FEB 23 2007 .TONIGHT AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT N OF 23N W OF 95W TONIGHT AND ENTIRE AREA SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT....BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SUN NIGHT. 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 AND WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT N OF 22N WED. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL N OF 22N. $$ GMZ084-240330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST FRI FEB 23 2007 .TONIGHT...E OF 87W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. W OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND TUE...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-240330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST FRI FEB 23 2007 .TONIGHT...N TO NE 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 AND SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW 10 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT .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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N. .WED...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO OCCASIONALLY 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE