000 FZNT24 KNHC 260317 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST SUN FEB 25 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-260930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST SUN FEB 25 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE SW GULF 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. $$ GMZ080-260930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST SUN FEB 25 2007 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-260930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST SUN FEB 25 2007 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...E OF 95W S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. W OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT ENTIRE AREA. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-260930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST SUN FEB 25 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. S OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT ENTIRE AREA. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON...N OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. S OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT ENTIRE AREA. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF FRONT S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 20 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ086-260930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST SUN FEB 25 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...N OF FRONT N WINDS 10 KT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...N OF 26N S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AND SHIFTING N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ FORECASTER BERG