000 FZNT24 KNHC 280255 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-280930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK PRESSURE PATTERN REMAINS OVER THE AREA THROUGH THU. A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST THU AFTERNOON MOVING TO 30N84W 19N95W 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. $$ GMZ080-280930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 .TONIGHT...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE TONIGHT. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT ENTIRE AREA.. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT THU NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT FRI...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT SAT...HIGHEST S PART. .SUN...N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT FAR W PART. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT E OF 93W AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 93W. $$ GMZ082-280930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 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. $$ GMZ084-280930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ENTIRE AREA. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT S OF 25N...AND 7 TO 10 FT N OF 25N. $$ GMZ086-280930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 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 AGUIRRRE/FT