000 FZNT24 KNHC 011450 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST THU MAR 01 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-012130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST THU MAR 01 2007 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA WILL RETREAT E AS A COLD FRONT EMERGES INTO THE FAR W GULF. THE FRONT WILL QUICKLY MOVE TO A LINE FROM SE LOUISIANA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT...FROM N FLORIDA TO E BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI MORNING...THEN BEGIN TO SLOW DOWN IN A PSN FROM NEAR TAMPA TO E BAY OF CAMPECHE BY FRI NIGHT. FRONT THEN MOVES SLOWLY S FROM NEAR FORT MYERS TO E BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE SAT AND BECOMES OVER DIFFUSE OVER THE FAR SE GULF SUN MORNING. STRONG HIGH BUILDS ACROSS THE GULF IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT THROUGH MON WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF GALE CONDITIONS DEVELOPING S OF 25N W OF 90W LATE SAT INTO SUN MORNING. THE HIGH WILL THEN MOVE SLOWLY E ACROSS THE N GULF MON WITH DECREASING WINDS AND SEAS OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. $$ GMZ080-012130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST THU MAR 01 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT NW PART TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING ELY 10 TO 15 KT IN AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-012130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST THU MAR 01 2007 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUN... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR THE FRONT. .SUN...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-012130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST THU MAR 01 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO SW TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY NW PART. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF 25N AND 10 TO 13 FT S OF 25N. .MON...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. $$ GMZ086-012130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST THU MAR 01 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. N OF 27N SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AND TO 7 TO 9 FT TONIGHT...S OF 27N SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF COLD FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND S OF FRONT. .SUN...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND S OF FRONT. .MON...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 27N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. $$ FORECASTER RRG/AGUIRRE