000 FZNT24 KNHC 282103 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-290330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 .SYNOPSIS...E TO SE WINDS ACROSS THE GULF WILL INCREASE IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT WHICH IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TX COAST THU MORNING. THE FRONT WILL REACH A PSN FROM 30N83W 18N94W EARLY FRI...FROM 27N82W TO 18N92W EARLY SAT...THEN MOVE SE OF THE GULF EARLY SUN. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GULF IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT INTO MON...AND BEGIN TO LIFT NE OF THE AREA LATE MON. $$ GMZ080-290330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT..BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT...AND N TO NE THU NIGHT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT NEAR THE COAST. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT NW PART THU NIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT SUN AFTERNOON AND ...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT FAR W PART LATE SUN. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF 93W AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 93W. .MON...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-290330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF 95W LATE. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... SHIFTING TO N TO NE BEHIND FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT SAT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT FRI AND 6 TO 9 FT SAT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...E OF 94W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ084-290330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT THU AND THU NIGHT N OF 26N AND SE 20 TO 25 KT S OF 26N THU AND THU NIGHT...WINDS SHIFTING TO N TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N OF 27N NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT ENTIRE AREA...EXCEPT NE 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT... SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N LATE. $$ GMZ086-290330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 .TONIGHT AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT FRI AND FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO OCCASIONALLY 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT... SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N 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 DIMINISHING TO 15 KT SUN AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE