000 FZNT24 KNHC 250231 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-250930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 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. A COLD FRONT HAS JUST MOVED OFF THE TEXAS COAST AND WILL REACH A LINE FROM NEW ORLEANS TO NW MEXICO TONIGHT...THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NE MEXICO SUN... THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN FROM N FLORIDA TO THE SW GULF SUN NIGHT. FRONT BECOMES STATIONARY FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE W GULF MON AND TUE THEN DISSIPATES OVER THE SE GULF WED. 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 THU. $$ GMZ080-250930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 .TONIGHT AND SUN...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT BY SUNRISE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT ENTIRE AREA. ISOLATED SHOWERS E OF 93W. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ082-250930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 .TONIGHT...E OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 93W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL N OF 22N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 22N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON...N OF 22N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. $$ GMZ084-250930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS N OF 27N. .SUN...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS SE OF FRONT TO 25N. .SUN NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT ENTIRE AREA. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS N OF 25N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF FRONT E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT ENTIRE AREA. .TUE...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT ENTIRE AREA. .WED...N OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ086-250930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT N OF 28N. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS N OF 26N. .SUN NIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT ENTIRE AREA. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS N OF 25N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF FRONT E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. S OF FRONT S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT ENTIRE AREA. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS N OF 25N. .TUE...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT ENTIRE AREA. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER BERG