000 FZNT24 KNHC 242102 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-250330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDING S INTO THE ERN GULF WILL SHIFT E OF THE AREA LATE TONIGHT INTO SUN MORNING IN RESPONSE TO DEEPENING LOW PRES OVER THE S PLAINS. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE EXTREME WRN GULF WATERS EARLY THIS EVENING PRECEDED BY STRONG SLY WINDS AND POSSIBLE SCATTERED SHOWER AND TSTM ACTIVITY. FRONT WILL REACH A LINE FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR BROWNSVILLE TEXAS LATE TONIGHT...THEN WEAKENS FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE THROUGH SUN NIGHT. FRONT WEAKENS FURTHER FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO E BAY OF CAMPECHE MON NIGHT AND TUE...AND DISSIPATES WED FROM SW FLORIDA TO S CENTRAL GULF. HIGH PRES BUILDS SE INTO THE N GULF LATE TUE AND MOVES E OF GULF LATE WED. THE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE THU. $$ GMZ080-250330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF FRONT W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT EARLY SUN AND N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING SUN 4 TO 6 FT S OF 28N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF 92W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 92W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 27N. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF THE FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT. $$ GMZ082-250330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 AND MON NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS MON NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT N OF 22N AND 1 TO 2 FT S OF 22N. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND NEAR FRONT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING SE AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 94W AND SE 10 TO 15 KT E OF 94W WED. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT N OF 23N WED. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT ENTIRE AREA...BECOMING N TO NE AND DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND THE FRONT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF FRONT LATE AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. $$ GMZ084-250330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY SUN...THEN DECREASING TO S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT LATER ON SUN AND DECREASING TO 10 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EARLY SUN...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT SUN NIGHT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 15 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON INTO SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON INTO SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT. .WED AND THU...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT THU. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS INCREASING NW PART. $$ GMZ086-250330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 .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 AND MON NIGHT ...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT... SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT MON NIGHT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT MON NIGHT. 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 AND THU...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THU. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED AND TO 4 TO 7 FT THU. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT ...BECOMING E TO SE AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT THU. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE