000 FZNT24 KNHC 272138 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-280330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK PRESSURE PATTERN WILL REMAIN OVER THE GULF THROUGH EARLY THU...THEN SHIFT E OF AREA INTO FRI AS LOW PRES DEEPENS OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. THE LOW TRACK NE WITH ITS ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS AFTERNOON. THIS COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO EXTEND FROM NW FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI...AND FROM SW FLORIDA TO E BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE SAT...THEN MOVE SE OF THE GULF SUN MORNING. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. $$ GMZ080-280330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 .TONIGHT...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE TONIGHT. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT ENTIRE AREA.. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT THU NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT FRI...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT SAT...HIGHEST S PART. .SUN...N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT FAR W PART. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT E OF 93W AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 93W. $$ GMZ082-280330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... EXCEPT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT E OF 94W LATE. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT SHIFTING TO N TO NE AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE THU NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND NEAR FRONT. .FRI AND SAT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 SAT. SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ENTIRE AREA. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT E OF 95W AND 6 TO 9 FT W OF 95W. $$ GMZ084-280330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ENTIRE AREA. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT S OF 25N...AND 7 TO 10 FT N OF 25N. $$ GMZ086-280330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 27N. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N AND 1 TO 2 FT S OF 26N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT THU NIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 27N. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND S OF FRONT. .SUN...N OF 26N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE