000 FZNT24 KNHC 241455 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-242130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDING S INTO THE ERN GULF WILL SHIFT E OF THE AREA AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO E TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EXTREME WRN GULF WATERS TONIGHT. SLY WINDS WILL INCREASE IN THE WRN GULF AHEAD OF THE FRONT. FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR BROWNSVILLE TEXAS TONIGHT....AND FROM THE W FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN. FRONT BECOMES NEARLY STATIONARY FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE MON AND TUE. HIGH PRES BUILDS SE INTO THE N GULF LATE TUE AND MOVES E WED. $$ GMZ080-242130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF FRONT W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT EARLY SUN AND N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING SUN 4 TO 6 FT S OF 28N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...E OF 92W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 92W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 27N. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-242130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...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 N OF 22N. $$ GMZ084-242130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND TUE...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-242130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW 10 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED 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. .WED...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 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 MUNDELL/AGUIRRE