000 FZNT24 KNHC 252103 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST SUN FEB 25 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-260330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST SUN FEB 25 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO WRN BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY THIS EVENING WILL REACH A PSN FROM N FLORIDA TO 19N96W BY EARLY MON MORNING...THEN WEAKEN FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE W GULF LATER MON INTO TUE. FRONT THEN DISSIPATES OVER THE SE GULF WED. HIGH PRES BUILDS SE INTO THE N GULF LATE TUE...AND MOVES E OF AREA LATE WED. THE NEXT COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST THU AFTERNOON AND QUICKLY REACH A LINE FROM N FLORIDA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI. $$ GMZ080-260330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST SUN FEB 25 2007 .TONIGHT...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT W OF 93W TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW AND DIMINISHING TO 15 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST SE PART. $$ GMZ082-260330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST SUN FEB 25 2007 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SE 20 TO 25 KT S OF 21N E OF 93W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT UP TO 7 S OF 21N E OF 93W. .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 THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT N OF 23N. 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 AND DIMINISHING TO 15 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT E OF 95W AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF 95W. .FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO OCCASIONALLY 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF FRONT. $$ GMZ084-260330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST SUN FEB 25 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT ENTIRE AREA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND S OF FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF FRONT E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT ENTIRE AREA. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT ENTIRE AREA. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED...N OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT FRI. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-260330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST SUN FEB 25 2007 .TONIGHT...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 N OF FRONT AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF FRONT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND WITHIN 90 NM SE OF FRONT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT. .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 S OF FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT ENTIRE AREA. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF FRONT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 15 KT NW OF FRONT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE